SHAARP MB : Generally mealy bug include in Hemiptera class and sub class is Homoptera. Mealy bug lay their eggs in soil upto the depth of 8-15 cm. they also lay their eggs on stem, cracks on the stem in bunch. So, the mealy bug management is very difficult. Their nymphs are very tiny and difficulty to see by nacked eyes. They generally spread naturally by wind, birds and animals and more commonly by people moving form infested area to non infested areas. Improper disposal of uprooted weeds which helped mealy bug to migrate from weeds to cotton fields By throwing uprooted weeds in canals/w

Whiteflies : Whiteflies are tiny, sap-sucking insects that are frequently abundant in field crops, vegetables and ornamental plantings. They excrete sticky honeydew and cause yellowing or death of leaves. Whiteflies usually occur in groups on the undersides of leaves. They derive their name from the mealy, white wax covering the adult’s wings and body. Adults are tiny insects with yellowish bodies and whitish wings. Whiteflies normally lay their tiny, oblong eggs on the undersides of leaves. The eggs hatch, and the young whiteflies gradually increase in size through four ny

Generally the eggs of Heliothis, Armiworm, Pink bollworm, Spodoptera etc pests the eggs are spherical and flattened. Newly hatched , first-instar larvae have several rows of dark tubercles along the back, each bearing one or two bristles. Larvae range from olive green to dark reddish brown in color and can be best distinguished from most other caterpillars by the tiny spines, visible under a hand lens, that cover most of the body surface. Cotton bollworm larvae damage bolls and squares. Larvae chew holes into the base of bolls and may hollow out locks. Moist frass usu

Thrips Thrips, order Thysanoptera, are tiny, slender insects with fringed wings. They feed by puncturing their host and sucking out the cell contents. In the family Thripidae are plant feeders that scar leaf, flower, or fruit surfaces or distort plant parts. Most adult thrips are slender, minute and have long fringes on the margins of both pairs of their long, narrow wings. nymphs are similarly shaped with a long, narrow abdomen but lack wings. Thrips range in color from translucent white or yellowish to dark brown or blackish. In many species, thrips feed within buds and furl