The 4 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Okra, 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

• Cotton aphid (melon aphid)Aphis gossypiiInsect · A small aphid, from pale yellow to almost black, that forms dense colonies under the leaves of cotton,…
• Pink bollwormPectinophora gossypiellaInsect · A small moth whose pink-banded caterpillars live hidden inside cotton bolls, eating the seeds and staining…
• Silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia whitefly)Bemisia tabaciInsect · A tiny white sap-sucking insect that sits on the undersides of leaves of cotton, vegetables, cassava and…

Nematodes

• Root-knot nematodesMeloidogyne incognitaNematode · Root-knot nematodes are microscopic worms that enter roots and turn them into swollen, knotted galls, so…