Frequency of Insect and mite Fauna in Chilies Capsicum annum L., Onion Allium cepa L. and Garlic, Allium sativum L. Cultivated Areas, and their Integrated Management

Insect pests monitoring and detecting their relative abundance are the foundation of an authentic Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach. For proper pest management, the common insect and mite pests of chili crop Capsicum annum L. were recorded. Field observations showed the presence of Chili thrips, Green peach aphid, Two spotted spider mite, Whitefly, Tomato fruit borer, Armyworm and Leaf miner. Chili thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood was the most frequently observed pest (9.33 per leaf), and did the maximum damage to plants. This paper also described the dominance of most common pest such as Onion thrips, Bulb mites, Tarsonemid mite, Leaf miner, Onion maggot and Grasshopper occurring in onion Allium cepa L. field. Resultantly, Onion thrips Thrips tabaci was the most abundant and numerous species trapped in research field. The work focused to assess species composition of insect and mite pests in garlic Allium sativum L. field revealed Onion thrips, Bulb mites and Red vegetable mite had a greater populations, while, the numbers of Seed maggot, Leaf miner, Cutworm and Armyworm were the minimum. Pest management studies found that all the control measures as integrated pest management package were useful components and completely reduced pest densities. It is suggested that the growers should be motivated to adopt field scouting for pest identifications and integrated crop protection methods that can be appear most effective pest management tools.