PESTS ON TUBER CROPS

1. POTATO

2. Cutworms,    Noctuidae: Lepidoptera

Common cutworm: Agrotis segetum

Black cutworm: Agrotis ipsilon

• Larva: Larva dark brown in colour.
• Pupa: Pupates inside the soil.
• Adult: brown fore wings with spots and markings.
• Feed on foliage and Cut the tender stem.

Agrotis ipsilon

Cutting of tender shoots