Groundnut is known as the "King of Oilseeds" in India. The groundnut is also called a ‘wonder nut’ or poor man’s almond. The majority of the world's groundnut exports come from India. In the initial and active growth stages, groundnut crops become infested various types insect pests such as aphids, hoppers, thrips, caterpillars, miners, borers, grubs, leaf webber, etc. In the last stages of the crop, pests such groundnut earwigs or pod borer, which penetrate emerging pods and cause severe damage, may attack the crop. The majority of farmers use hazardous chemicals as pesticides in today's modern era, which is leading to a wide range of environmental issues. The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach has shown to be the most effective way to handle this problem.
Saurabh Singh
Dept. of Entomology, Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda, Uttar Pradesh (210 001), India
Arun Kumar
Dept. of Entomology, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (208 002), India
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Saurabh Kumar
Pramod Kumar Mishra
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