Prevalance of insect pests on rice in North Eastern Madhya Pradesh

Survey for spread of insect-pests in rice was made in farmer’s fields and Government Farms in Rewa district of North Eastern Madhya Pradesh for two years. In all, 12 insect pests were observed in the rice fields of surveyed area. Out of them, 8 insects were found as serious pests based on economic thresh hold limit. Among them, gundhi bugs, white backed planthoppers (WBPH), grasshoppers and stem borers proved to be regular occurrence in descending order, while armyworm, caseworm and rice hispa were sporadic pests.