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The population of brown plant hopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens Stal. and its predatory fauna were recorded on eleven popular varieties of rice. The hopper burnt patch was observed in 40.38 per cent in the fields. The size of the patch varied from 1.2 to 18. 3 m2 The hopper burn patches ranged from 30 to 63.75%, whereas the variety, Jyoti recorded highest (75%) hopper burnt patches.
Brown planthopper, Rice, Varieties, Predators