• Examples of agricultural and horticultural insect pests include:
• aphids and other Hemipteran pests,
• thrips,
• Lepidopteran, Dipteran, and Coleopteran larvae,
• spider mites,
• locusts and crickets.
• Ants, cockroaches, flies and wasps
• Termites, woodworm and wood ants cause structural damage
• Bookworms, silverfish, carpet beetles and clothes moths cause non-structural damage
Aphids- Silver-colored reflective mulches have been successfully used to reduce transmission of aphid-borne viruses in summer squash, melon, and other susceptible vegetables. These mulches repel invading aphid populations, reducing their numbers on seedlings and small plants. Another benefit is that yields of vegetables grown on reflective mulches are usually increased by the greater amount of solar energy reflecting onto leaves.
Lure Earias insulana
The larvae feed on okra, cotton and hibiscus, but have also been recorded on rice, sugarcane and corn
Plutella xylostella(Diamond back moth)
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