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Tinda gourd insects A Lecture By Allah Dad Khan Provincial Coordinator IPM MINFAL Islamabad
1.
2. Tinda Insects
A
Lecture To ToT trainees ( FFS)
By
Mr. Allah Dad Khan
Provincial Coordinator IPM KPK
MINFAL Pakistan
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4. Cucumber beetles (Western striped cucumber beetle, Western spotted cucumber
beetle, Banded cucumber beetle)
Acalymma vittata
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Diabrotica balteata
Symptoms
• Stunted seedling; damaged
leaves, stems and/or petioles;
reduced plant stand; plants
may exhibit symptoms of
bacterial wilt; scars on fruit
caused by beetle feeding
damage; adult beetles are
brightly colored with either a
green-yellow background and
black spots or alternating
black and yellow stripes
• Cause
• Insect
Pumpkin plant infested with
cucumber beetles
6. Squash vine borer
Melittia cucurbitae
Symptoms
• Wilting plants; holes in
vines or at base of petioles;
green frass (insect
excrement) visible around
holes
• Cause
• Insect
7. Squash bug
Anasa tristis
Symptoms
• Speckled leaves which turn yellow
and brown; wilting plants; dieback
of runners; blemished fruit; fruit
death; adult squash bugs are often
misidentified as stink bugs; they are
grey-black in color with orange and
black stripes on the edges of their
abdomen; nymphs are greenish
gray in color and often covered in
white powder; female squash bugs
lay conspicuous copper colored
eggs on the undersides of the
leaves
• Cause
• Insect
8. Armyworms (Beet armyworm, Western striped armyworm, etc.)
Spodoptera exigua
Spodoptera praefica
Symptoms
• Singular, or closely grouped circular to
irregularly shaped holes in foliage;
heavy feeding by young larvae leads to
skeletonized leaves; shallow, dry
wounds on fruit; egg clusters of 50-150
eggs may be present on the leaves; egg
clusters are covered in a whitish scale
which gives the cluster a cottony or
fuzzy appearance; young larvae are pale
green to yellow in color while older
larvae are generally darker green with a
dark and light line running along the
side of their body and a pink or yellow
underside
• Cause
• Insect
9. Cabbage looper
Trichoplusia ni
Symptoms
• Large or small holes in leaves;
damage often extensive;
caterpillars are pale green with a
white lines running down either
side of their body; caterpillars are
easily distinguished by the way
they arch their body when
moving; eggs are laid singly,
usually on the lower leaf surface
close to the leaf margin, and are
white or pale green in color
• Cause
• Insect
10. Flea beetles Epitrix spp. Systena spp
Symptoms
• Small holes or pits in leaves that
give the foliage a characteristic
“shothole” appearance; young
plants and seedlings are
particularly susceptible; plant
growth may be reduced; if
damage is severe the plant may
be killed; the pest responsible for
the damage is a small (1.5–3.0
mm) dark colored beetle which
jumps when disturbed; the
beetles are often shiny in
appearance
• Cause
• Insects
11. Aphids (Green peach aphid, Melon aphid)
Myzus persicae
Aphis gossypii
Symptoms
• Small soft bodied insects on
underside of leaves and/or stems of
plant; usually green or yellow in
color, but may be pink, brown, red
or black depending on species and
host plant; if aphid infestation is
heavy it may cause leaves to yellow
and/or distorted, necrotic spots on
leaves and/or stunted shoots;
aphids secrete a sticky, sugary
substance called honeydew which
encourages the growth of sooty
mold on the plants
• Cause
• Insect
13. Cutworms Cutworms Agrotis spp. eridroma saucia Nephelodes minians and others
Symptoms
• Stems of young transplants or
seedlings may be severed at soil
line; if infection occurs later,
irregular holes are eaten into the
surface of fruits; larvae causing the
damage are usually active at night
and hide during the day in the soil
at the base of the plants or in plant
debris of toppled plant; larvae are
2.5–5.0 cm (1–2 in) in length; larvae
may exhibit a variety of patterns
and coloration but will usually curl
up into a C-shape when disturbed
• Cause
• Insects
Cutworm larva severing plant
stem
14. Thrips (Western flower thrips)
Frankliniella occidentalis
Symptoms
• If population is high leaves
may be distorted; leaves are
covered in coarse stippling and
may appear silvery; leaves
speckled with black feces;
insect is small (1.5 mm) and
slender and best viewed using
a hand lens; adult thrips are
pale yellow to light brown and
the nymphs are smaller and
lighter in color
• Cause
• Insect