A GIS-coupled thermal response model for predicting the population growth potential of the red cotton bug, Dysdercus koenigii (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae) in India under climate change conditions.

Recently, the red cotton bug has become a significant menace to cotton in India. With the potential for increased habitat suitability due to predicted temperature rise of 2.5 °C under future climate change in India, this pest could become even more severe in certain regions.

Effect of temperature on the biological parameters of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae).

Pink bollworm (PBW) Pectinophora gossypiella is an important pest cotton worldwide. There are multiple factors which determines the occurrence and distribution of P. gossypiella across different cotton growing regions of the world, and one such key factor is 'temperature'.

Timing of oomycete-specific fungicide application impacts the efficacy against fruit rot disease in arecanut.

Fungicidal application has been the common and prime option to combat fruit rot disease (FRD) of arecanut ( L.) under field conditions. However, the existence of virulent pathotypes, rapid spreading ability, and improper time of fungicide application has become a serious challenge.

First report of Neopestalotiopsis clavispora causing cashew leaf blight disease in India.

Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) is an important commercial crop and highly prone to many biotic and abiotic stress. During March 2021, severe leaf blight symptoms were observed in Priyanka variety with 25-30% incidence grown under greenhouse nursery at ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research (ICAR-DCR), Puttur (12º74'08.92"N; 75º22'97.