Recognition of insect pests of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) at Tandojam, Pakistan
Ghulam Qadeer Junejo, Imran Khatri, Arfan Ahmed Gilal, Imtiaz Ahmed Nizamani and Illahi Bux Bhatti
For present studies insect pests were collected from Chickpea crop planted at Pulse department (Oil Seed Section), Agriculture Research Institute, Tandojam. The study revealed that 08 various species under 3 insect orders; Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, and Hemiptera were identified. The 3 species of Lepidoptera Helicoverpa armigera under family Noctuidae, Danaus chrysippus under Family Nymphalidae and Catopsilia pomona under family Family: Pieridae were recorded from Chickpea crop. However, the Orthoptera discovered with three species Gryllus bimaculatus under family Gryllidae, Gryllotalpa Africana under familyGryllotalpidae and Chrotogonus trachypterus under familyPyrgomorphidae. Furthermore, 2 species of order Hemiptera were observed i.e. Spilostethus hospes under familyLygaeidae and Acyrthosiphon pisum under familyAphididae.