2018
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Potato tuber moth
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Wooly apple aphid
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Fall Armyworm
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San Jose scale
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) has sounded the alarm after the invasive agricultural pest Fall Armyworm ( Spodoptera frugiperda ) was discovered in Karnataka this July.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main pests of maize are helicoverpa and a number of soil insects. Minor pests occur irregularly and will not be a problem every season.
Detailed explanation-3: -The maize stalk or stem borer is a widespread pest, found throughout tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa, and is one of the major pests of maize. Busseola fusca larvae damage all plant parts of the crops they attack. If farmers do not use controls then infestations can cause yield losses as high as 50%.
Detailed explanation-4: -Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is one of the recent invasive insect pests in India.
Detailed explanation-5: -Invasive pest species have the potential to develop rapidly and spread in a new area to cause significant crop loss and can adversely affect food security.