Abstract
Many agricultural pests create problems for farmers leading to production loss. Since agriculture plays an important role in the economy of a nation, controlling and management of such pests is of great importance. Cutworms are notorious agricultural pests infesting a wide variety of crops leading to production loss. Cutworms are distributed worldwide and many species of cutworms have also been reported feeding on all kinds of crops. Agrotis ipsilon is one of the most common cutworm species prevailing in different continents. Understanding the biology and management of these pests will be of great use for farmers. In this article, brief information on cutworms; specifically A. ipsilon species is highlighted. A brief description of host, migration, control and management of A. ipsilon are also highlighted.
Highlights
Cutworms are caterpillars belonging to the order
Black Cutworm (A. ipsilon) common name – dark sword-grass, greasy cutworm, floodplain cutworm, or ipsilon dark are noctucid that are found to be distributed throughout the globe and possess serious threats to agricultural crops nearly in all varieties of vegetables and many important grains
A. ipsilon life cycle consists of egg, larva, pupa and adult.16-21The larval form of A. ipsilon is the most active and feed on the vegetative parts of the host plants, mainly the stem and roots
Summary
An insight into black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon): A glimpse on globally important crop pest. Many agricultural pests create problems for farmers leading to production loss. Since agriculture plays an important role in the economy of a nation, controlling and management of such pests is of great importance. Cutworms are notorious agricultural pests infesting a wide variety of crops leading to production loss. Cutworms are distributed worldwide and many species of cutworms have been reported feeding on all kinds of crops. Agrotis ipsilon is one of the most common cutworm species prevailing in different continents. Understanding the biology and management of these pests will be of great use for farmers. Brief information on cutworms; A. ipsilon species is highlighted. A brief description of host, migration, control and management of A. ipsilon are highlighted
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