1SKUAST-K, KVK-Kargil, Kargil194103, UT Ladakh, India
2I.P. Extension, Patparganj, Delhi, 110092, India
3Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Kashmir190006, IndiaUT Jammu and Kashmir
Department of Zoology, University of Ladakh, Ladakh194101, UT Ladakh, India
*Email: ftmkacho898@gmail.com (corresponding author)
Dysdercus koenigii, also known as red cotton bug or cotton stainer is one of the important cotton pests. It occurs in countries like China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, USA, and Florida, etc. It is a major pest of cotton and other malvaceous and non-malvaceous plants. It is being controlled with insecticides, but these are not safe and ecofriendly. This review highlights various chemical, botanical and biological control agents that have some potential as control agent for this pest.
Dysdercus koenigii, Cotton, Chemical control, Biological control, Parasites, Pathogenic fungi, Microbes, Botanical insecticides, IPM
