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Chapter4<br />

Pic -02<br />

Borers<br />

BORERS: Bor<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>sects attack the<br />

flowers, pods, stems and roots.<br />

Borers hatch, eat and grow <strong>in</strong>side<br />

plant part as caterpillars. The<br />

sudden wilt<strong>in</strong>g of plant tops<br />

<strong>in</strong>dicates the presence of borers.<br />

Chapter 4<br />

Pic 03<br />

Bugs<br />

BUGS: Suck<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>sects that attach<br />

to plant parts and dra<strong>in</strong> plant<br />

juices. In case of mealy bug, eggs<br />

are laid <strong>in</strong> white, cottony masses.<br />

Young are crawlers like scale<br />

<strong>in</strong>sects. Bugs excrete large<br />

amounts of honeydew that attract<br />

ants and encourage black mold<br />

fungus.

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