Rice Hispa (खपटे कीरा)

Catalogue Type

Plant Pests Catalogue

Scientific Name

Dicladispa Armigera

Family

Chrysomelidae

Distinguishing Characters

Have long, well-developed spines on prothorax and elytra; four strong spines project from metanotum.
Forewing (elytra) contains a row of ten spines along lateral margins and nine dorsolateral spines.

Host Crop

Rice

Order

Lepidoptera

Photo of Insect

Photo of Damaged Crop

Description

Scrapes the upper surface of leaf blades leaving only the lower epidermis.

It also tunnels through the leaf tissues.

Causes withering of damaged, whitish and membranous leaves.

The eggs are found on the tip of leaf blades.

Both the adult and the larvae destroy the crops.

Effects every life stage of crops, especially effects the vegetative stage of the crop , generally in water stagnant field.