Table 1 Insect pests and disease vectors of rice identified in FFS farms in the study areas
Common name | Species | Order/family | Pest/vector |
|---|---|---|---|
Spotted stalk borer | Chilo partellus Swinh. | Lepidoptera/Pyralidae | Pest: larvae feed in the leaf funnel and the dead central leaves form ‘dead heart’. |
White stem borer | Maliarpha separatella Rag. | Lepidoptera/Pyralidae | Pest: larvae bore stem. |
Pink stalk borer | Sesamia calamistis Hmp. | Lepidoptera/Noctuidae | Pest: larvae bore stem. |
Stalk-eyed fly | Diopsis thoracica West. | Diptera/Diopsidae | Pest: maggots eat the central shoot and flower head. |
Rice stem gall midge | Orseolia oryzae W.M. | Diptera/Cecidomyiidae | Pest: maggots feed at base of the growing shoot causing the formation of a tuber gall. |
Hispid beetle | Trichispa sericea Gn.; Dactylispa lenta | Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae | Pest: cause severe defoliation;vector: of rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV). |
Small rice grasshopper | Oxya chinensi s Thnb. | Orthoptera/Acrididae | Pest: adults eat foliage and panicle; nymph eats foliage. |
Green stink bug | Nezara viridula L. | Hemiptera/Pentatomidae | Pest: punctures and feeds on young seed; vector:spread fungi. |