Swarming caterpillar: a resurrecting pest in rice ecosystem


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Authors

  • Guru Pirasanna Pandi
  • G. Totan Adak
  • Mayabini Jena

Abstract

Swarming caterpillar earlier considered as a sporadic pest and cause substantial damage to the crops in southern part of the Indian contingent, but since 2000, in the eastern and north-eastern part of the country its outbreak has occurred in five times. In the context of changing climatic scenario this pest are need to monitored on time otherwise it may hamper the rice yield.

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Author Biographies

  • Guru Pirasanna Pandi

    Scientist, National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack (Odisha) 753006

  • G. Totan Adak

    Scientist, National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack (Odisha) 753006

  • Mayabini Jena
    Principal Scientist, National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack (Odisha) 753006

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Submitted

2018-10-26

Published

2018-10-26

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How to Cite

Pandi, G. P., Adak, G. T., & Jena, M. (2018). Swarming caterpillar: a resurrecting pest in rice ecosystem. Indian Farming, 67(9). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndFarm/article/view/84325