Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi - 110 012, India.
Monitoring clearly indicated that besides the presence of key pests shootfly, stem borer and grey weevil, three new pests viz., leaf hopper, Pyrilla, earhead caterpillar, Eublemma spp. and American bollworm. Helicoverpa armigera need constant watch because of their increasing damage to the crop.