Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
Jhala J and Baloda AS

Abstract:
White grubs are the majorly prevalent and noxious pest of ground nut crop in Rajasthan and also considered as national pest of India. White grubs are polyphagous in feeding pattern and emergence and damage activities rely on climatic factors and cropping patterns. The experiment on “Survey to know the population of white grub in groundnut crop of Jaipur district, Rajasthan” was executed during Kharif 2021 and 2022.The survey study lighted that the maximum infestation and population of white grub was found in village Hastera of Chomu tehsil of Jaipur district with 1.36±0.61 grubs per quadrate (One square feet) followed by Dodhsar, Bilandarpur and Nawalpura. The maximum damage activities of white grubs in groundnut were noticed in between 30 to 60 days after initial rainfall.