The 4 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Alfalfa, grouped by type. Each page covers identification, life cycle, the conditions that favour it, action thresholds and integrated management.
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Insect pests
Beet armywormSpodoptera exiguaInsect · The beet armyworm is a moth whose caterpillars feed on more than 90 kinds of plants, including sugar beet,…
Cowpea aphid (black legume aphid)Aphis craccivoraInsect · The cowpea aphid is a small, shiny black aphid that forms dense colonies on the growing tips, flowers and…
Egyptian cotton leafwormSpodoptera littoralisInsect · The Egyptian cotton leafworm is a moth whose caterpillars eat the leaves, buds and fruit of cotton, Egyptian…
Groundnut leaf minerAproaerema modicellaInsect · The groundnut leaf miner is a tiny moth whose caterpillars first mine inside groundnut and soybean leaflets…
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