1Department of Entomology, PJTSAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad500030, Telangana, India
2Department of EntomologyKrishi Vignanya Kendram, Palem, Nagarkurnool509203, Telangana, India
3Department of Entomology, VPM, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad500030, Telangana, India
4Department of Pathology, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Palem, Nagarkurnool509203, Telangana, India
5IBT, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad500030, Telangana, India
*Email: priyankaneeli89@gmail.com (corresponding author)
Online Published on 25 September, 2025.
A field experiment was carried to estimate the yield losses due to the groundnut leaf miner Aproaerema modicella (Deventer), tobacco caterpillar Spodoptera litura (F), leafhoppers Empoasca kerri (Pruthi) and thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis (Hood). The results showed the insect pests caused a significant reduction in plant height and other yield attributing characters. They caused a mean reduction of plant height (22%), primary branches (29.1%) reduction in pods/ plant (54.6%) and (44.5) reduction of kernels/ plant. There was a higher yield in the protected plots with 2050 kg/ ha due to spray of insecticides when compared to unprotected plots with 1123 kg/ ha, with a yield increase of 82.5%.
Groundnut, Spodoptera litura, Aproaerema modicella, Empoasca kerri, Scirtothrips dorsalis, Insecticides, Yield losses, Attributing characters, Protected plot, Unprotected plots
