author(s)
SK Choudhary, S Singh, BL Tandi, SL Jat, S Jakhar, NR Sunda, SM Jat and PK Choudhary

abstract
Investigations on “Assessment of loss (grain) due to insect pests on pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] in semi-arid region of Rajasthan” were conducted at Division of Entomology, RARI Durgapura during 2014 and 2015. The incidence of shoot fly, stem borer and white grub was observed as major pests, however, the incidence of other pests was meager. Generally the damage by white grub in pearl millet is reported to be about 20-30 per cent but the damage reported to be 80-cent per cent ^{[2], [5]} reported 23.3 to 36.5% grain loss by shoot fly and 20-60% loss due to stem borer. The pooled data of two years indicated that the avoidable losses of grain and fodder due to insect-pests of pearl millet were 42.67 and 23.89 per cent, respectively. However, increase in grain and fodder yield over untreated plots was 74.43 and 31.38 per cent, respectively