Mustard: Natural Enemies
Mustard: Natural Enemies
Natural Enemies of Mustard/Rapeseed Insect Pests
Parasitoids
Predators
Flowering plants that attract natural enemies/repel pests
| Natural enemies | Attractant/Repellent/Trap plants |
| Mustard aphids | |
| • Parasitoids: Aphelinus spp. Aphytis spp., Diaeretiella rapae (nymphal and adult) • Predators: Ladybird beetles viz., Coccinella septempunctata, Menochilus sexmaculata, Hippodamia variegata and Cheilomones vicina • Syrphid fly: Sphaerophoria spp., Eristallis spp., Metasyrphis spp., Xanthogramma spp. and Syrphus spp., • Lacewing: Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi, aphid midge: Aphidoletes aphidimyza, predatory bird: Motacilla cospica • Entomopathogenic fungi: Cephalosporium spp., Entomophthora and Verticillium lecanii |
• Attractant plants: Wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis), white mustard (Sinapis alba) |
| Painted bug | |
| Parasitoid: Alophora spp. (Tachinid fly) (eggs). | • Early sowing. Irrigate the crop in IV week after sowing. • Alternate hosts: Weeds: Lambsquarters, purple nutsedge, Euphorbia spp., perennial sowthistle and field bindweed. • Crop - corn, Sudan grass, sorghum, sunflowers, papaya, potato, cotton, and some legumes |
| Mustard saw fly | |
| • Parasitoids: Perilissus cingulator ( larvae) • Entomopathogen: Bacterium Serratia marcescens |
• Summer ploughing to destroy the pupae. • Irrigation in seedling stage to destroy larvae by drowning. • Use of bitter gourd seed oil emulsion as an antifeedant • Attractant plants: Wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis), white mustard (Sinapis alba), wild radish, (Rhaphanus rhaphanistrum), wild turnip( Brassica rapa) |
| Bihar hairy caterpillar | |
| • Parasitoids: Different species of braconids, trichogrammatids, • Predators: Spiders, long horned grasshoppers, praying mantid, , ants, green lace wing, damsel flies/dragon flies, shield bugs, ladybird beetles, ground beetle, predatory cricket. • Entomopathogen: NPV, Bt. |
Pre-monsoon deep ploughing (two/three times) to expose the hibernating pupae to sunlight and predatory birds. Trap crop : Jatropha , papaya, cowpea, castor, Crotalaria in field bund |
| Mustard leaf miner | |
| • Parasitoids: Gronotoma micromorpha (larval and pupal), Diglyphus isaea (larval), Halticoptera circulus, Opius phaseoli (pupal) Chrysocharis pentheus(larval), Neochrysocharis formosa (larval). • Predators: Lacewings, ladybird beetle, spiders, fire ants. |
• Attractant plants: Wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis), white mustard (Sinapis alba), wild radish (Rhaphanus rhaphanistrum), wild turnip ( Brassica rapa), • French bean(predatory thrips) |
| Diamondback moth | |
| • Parasitoids: Cotesia plutellae (larval), Apanteles sp (larval), Diadegma insulare (larval), Microplitis plutellae (larval) | • Attractant plants: Wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis), white mustard (Sinapis alba), wild radish (Rhaphanus rhaphanistrum), wild turnip( Brassica rapa), hedge mustard (Sisymbrium offi cinale) |
IPM for Mustard
To know the IPM practices for Mustard, click here.
Source: NIPHM and Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage
Last Modified : 12/18/2019
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