Abstract
Insect pests are among the most critical constraints limiting vegetable production in trans-Himalayan Ladakh. However, there is limited information about the extent of crop damage, which hinders the development of effective pest management approaches for vegetable growers. The present study, therefore, aimed to identify farmers’ perceptions of the most damaging insect pests of vegetable crops and the extent of crop damage in the Ladakh region. A standard questionnaire was used to interview individual vegetable growers (n=586) about their perception regarding insect pests in four major vegetable-producing valleys in the region. Most farmers (87.9 %) perceived insect pest attacks on vegetable crops have increased in the past ten years. Among the insect pests reported by the growers, onion maggot was ranked the most damaging by 58.4 % of the respondents, followed by aphids (22.7 %), the caterpillar of cabbage butterfly (16.0 %), and cutworms (2.9 % of the respondents). Of the farmers surveyed, 35.5 % of vegetable growers reported that the onion maggot caused over 70 % damage to onion crops. The result of the study will enable the researchers, extension personnel, administrators, and policymakers to prioritize developing strategies for managing these key insect pests in the region. To our knowledge, no such data for the region is available.
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Claim · model-written summary
87.9% of growers perceived increased pest attacks over ten years.
Verbatim
t0“Vegetable Crops”
e0“Most farmers (87.9 %) perceived insect pest attacks on vegetable crops have increased in the past ten years.”
Claim · model-written summary
58.4% ranked onion maggot most damaging.
- Taxon
- vegetable cropst0
- Interactor
- onion maggot
Delia antiquae0pest - Outcome
- most damaginge0
- Value
- 58.4 %e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Vegetable Crops”
e0“onion maggot was ranked the most damaging by 58.4 % of the respondents”
Claim · model-written summary
22.7% ranked aphids as damaging.
- Taxon
- vegetable cropst0
- Interactor
- aphidsAphidomorphae0pest
- Outcome
- aphidse0
- Value
- 22.7 %e0
Verbatim
t0“Vegetable Crops”
e0“followed by aphids (22.7 %)”
Claim · model-written summary
16.0% ranked cabbage butterfly caterpillars as damaging.
- Taxon
- vegetable cropst0
- Interactor
- cabbage butterfly
_Pieris_brassicae_-_Foret_de_Bouconne%2C_France_-_female.jpg?width=60)
Pieris brassicaee0pest - Outcome
- the caterpillar of cabbage butterflye0
- Value
- 16.0 %e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_Pieris_brassicae_-_Foret_de_Bouconne%2C_France_-_female.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
t0“Vegetable Crops”
e0“the caterpillar of cabbage butterfly (16.0 %)”
Claim · model-written summary
2.9% ranked cutworms as damaging.
Verbatim
t0“Vegetable Crops”
e0“cutworms (2.9 % of the respondents)”
Claim · model-written summary
35.5% of growers reported onion maggot damage exceeding 70% in onion.
- Taxon
- onion crops
Allium cepae0 - Interactor
- onion maggotDelia antiquae0pest
- Outcome
- damage to onion cropse0
- Value
- over 70 %e0
- Qualifier
- 35.5 % of vegetable growerse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“35.5 % of vegetable growers reported that the onion maggot caused over 70 % damage to onion crops”