Symptoms of damage: Nymphs suck sap from the leaves and lower their vitality Yellowing and curling of leaf Sooty mould develops on affected leaves Identification of pest: Egg: Smooth, sub elliptical, stalked at broader basal end with light yellow colour when f

Symptoms of damage: Aphids suck sap of plants, as a result of which leaves turn pale and dry up. This pest also transmits various viral to potato plants Identification of pest: It resembles wingless adult but the size is small. Aphids suck sap of plants, as a

Symptoms of damage: Symptoms of damage: Tips of affected leaves become brown, turn upwards and get dried up Identification of pest: Egg: Elongated yellow-white egg is deposited in leaf vein. Nymph: Pale-green, wedge shaped, winged pads extend up to the fifth a

Symptoms of damage: The young larvae first feed gregariously and scrape the leaves Older larvae spread out and may completely devour the leaves resulting in poor growth of plants Identification of pest Egg: Masses appear golden brown Larva: Pale greenish with

White grubs: Holotrichia sp. Symptoms of damage: Symptoms of damage: Grubs feed on roots and tubers Grubs feed voraciously during night time Identification of pest: Larva : “C” shaped grub Adult: Brown beetle with pale prothorax Management: Summer ploughing to

It is a pest of field and storage Larva tunnels into foliage, stem and tubers Galleries are formed near tuber eyes Identification of pest: Egg: Laid singly on the ventral surface of foliage and exposed tubers Larva: Yellow coloured caterpillar with dark brown

Young larvae feed on the epidermis of the leaves Older larvae come out at night and feed young plants by cutting their stems They also damage the tubers by eating away part of them Identification of pest: Eggs: Creamy white, dome-shaped eggs, laid singly on lo