mportant pests of cotton

Important pests of cotton
Name of the pest	Scientific name	Family	Order
A. BORERS
American bollworm	Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.)	Noctuidae	Lepidoptera
Pink bollworm	Pectinophora gossypiella (Saund.)	Gelechiidae	Lepidoptera
Spiny bollworm	Earias insulana (Boisd.)	Noctuidae	Lepidoptera
Spotted bollworm	E. vitella (Fab.)	Noctuidae	Lepidoptera
Stem weevil	Pempherulus affinis Fst.	Curculionidae	Coleoptera
Shoot weevil	Alcidodes affaber Auriv	Curculionidae	Coleoptera
Stem borer	Sphenoptera gossypii Cotes.	Buprestidae	Coleoptera
B.FOLIAGE FEEDERS
Leaf worm	Spodoptera litura (Boisd.)	Noctuidae	Lepidoptera
Leaf roller	Sylepte derogata (Fab.)	Pyraustidae	Lepidoptera
Semiloopers	Anomis flava (Fab.)	Noctuidae	Lepidoptera
	Acontia graellsi (Feist.)	Noctuidae	Lepidoptera
	Arache nitidula Fab.	Noctuidae	Lepidoptera
	A.intercepta Guen.	Noctuidae	Lepidoptera
	A.malvae Esper.	Noctuidae	Lepidoptera
	T.notabilis Wlk	Noctuidae	Lepidoptera
	T.opalinoides Guen.	Noctuidae	Lepidoptera
	T.marmoralis Fb.	Noctuidae	Lepidoptera
	T.basifera Walk.	Noctuidae	Lepidoptera
Leaf perforator	Bucculatrix loxophila.	Bucculatricidae	Lepidoptera
Ash weevils	Myllocerus maculosus (Desb.)	Curculionidae	Coleoptera
	M. subfasciatus G.	Curculionidae	Coleoptera
	M. viridanus Fb.	Curculionidae	Coleoptera
	M. discolor Fb.	Curculionidae	Coleoptera
Surface weevil	Attactogaster finitimus .	Curculionidae	Coleoptera
Hairy caterpillars	Euproctis fraterna M.	Lymantridae	Lepidoptera
	Pericallia ricini F.	Arctiidae	Lepidoptera
	Estigmene lactinea Cram	Arctiidae	Lepidoptera
Red hairy caterpillars	Amsacta albistriga Wlk.	Arctiidae	Lepidoptera
Cotton grasshobber	Cyrtacanthacris tartarica	Arctiidae	Lepidoptera
Tobacco	Artactomorpha crenulata F.	Arctiidae	Lepidoptera
C.FLOWER FEEDERS
Blister beetle	Myllabris pustulata (Thunb.)	Meloidae	Coleoptera
Flower weevil	Amorphoidea arcuata M.A.	Curculionidae	Coleoptera
D.SAP FEEDERS
Leaf hopper	Amrascaz devastans (Dist.)	Cicadellidae	Hemiptera
Aphid	Aphis gossypii Glover	Aphididae	Hemiptera
Whitefly	Bemisia tabaci Genn.	Aleyrodidae	Hemiptera
Thrips	Thrips tabaci Linde.	Thripidae	Thysanoptera
	T.Palmi Karny	Thripidae	Thysanoptera
	Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood	Pyrthocoridae	Hemiptera
Red cotton bug	Dysdercus cingulalis (Fab.) D.Koenigii(Fab.) D.similis Free
Dusky cotton bug	Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (Costa.) O.laetus	Lygaeidae	Hemiptera
Striped mealy bug	Ferrisia virgata (CKII)	Pseudococcidae	Hemiptera
Black scale	Parasaissetia nigra	Coccidae	Hemiptera
White scale	Pulvinaria maxima	Coccidae	Hemiptera
Yellow star scale	Cerococcus hibisci	Asteroecaniidae	Hemiptera
Tea mosquito bug	Helopeltis antonii S.	Miridae	Hemiptera