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INSECT PESTS OF PAPRIKA (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L. VAR.LONGUM) IN TERAI REGION OF WEST BENGAL

Pal S.1, *, Choudhuri P.2

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¹1Department of Agricultural Entomology, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, WB - 736 165, India. 2Department of Vegetable and Spice Crops, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, WB - 736 165, India. *Author for correspondence and present address: Regional Research Station (Hill Zone), Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, West Bengal - 734 301, India.

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Cite article:- Pal S.1, *, Choudhuri P.2 (2025). INSECT PESTS OF PAPRIKA (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L. VAR.LONGUM) IN TERAI REGION OF WEST BENGAL. Agricultural Science Digest. 27(2): . doi: .

ABSTRACT

A field study was conducted during rabi season of 2002–03 to record the insect pests infesting Paprika (Capsicum annuum L. var. longum). Among the insect pests, the fruitflies, Dacus (= Zeugodacus) tau (Walk.) and Dacus (=Bactrocera) dorsalis Hendel were significantly notable infesting 18.4 per cent fruits. Besides fruitflies, the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulz.), the white spotted flea beetle,Monolepta signata Oliv. and thrips (unspecified) were also recorded on the crop.

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