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Mustard: Natural Enemies

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<h3>Natural Enemies of Mustard/Rapeseed Insect Pests</h3>
<h4>Parasitoids</h4>
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<h4>Predators</h4>
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<h3>Flowering plants that attract natural enemies/repel pests</h3>
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<td class="xl63" width="316">Attractant/Repellent/Trap plants</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="220" width="316">• 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 </td>
<td class="xl65" width="316">• Attractant plants: Wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis), white mustard (Sinapis alba)</td>
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<td class="xl64" height="110">Parasitoid: Alophora spp. (Tachinid fly) (eggs).</td>
<td class="xl65" width="316">• 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 </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="140" width="316">• Parasitoids: Perilissus cingulator ( larvae) • Entomopathogen: Bacterium Serratia marcescens </td>
<td class="xl65" width="316">• 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) </td>
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<td class="xl64" colspan="2" height="15">Bihar hairy caterpillar</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="100" width="316">• 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. </td>
<td class="xl65" width="316">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 </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="110" width="316">• 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. </td>
<td class="xl65" width="316">• Attractant plants: Wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis), white mustard (Sinapis alba), wild radish (Rhaphanus rhaphanistrum), wild turnip ( Brassica rapa), • French bean(predatory thrips) </td>
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<td class="xl65" height="80" width="316">• Parasitoids: Cotesia plutellae (larval), Apanteles sp (larval), Diadegma insulare (larval), Microplitis plutellae (larval)</td>
<td class="xl65" width="316">• Attractant plants: Wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis), white mustard (Sinapis alba), wild radish (Rhaphanus rhaphanistrum), wild turnip( Brassica rapa), hedge mustard (Sisymbrium offi cinale)</td>
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<h3 style="float: left; ">IPM for Mustard</h3>
To know the IPM practices for Mustard, <a class="internal-link" target="_blank" href="http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/integrated-pest-managment/ipm-for-oilseeds/ipm-strategies-for-mustard-rapeseed/crop-stage-wise-ipm">click here.</a>
Source: <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://niphm.gov.in/IPMPackages/Mustard.pdf" target="_blank" title="niphm.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)">NIPHM</a> and <a class="ext-link-icon external-link" href="http://ppqs.gov.in/" target="_blank" title="ppqs.gov.in (External website that opens in new window)">Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine &amp; Storage</a>
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