Major pests
1.
Thrips
Stenchaetothrips biformis
Thripidae
Thysanoptera
2.
Green leafhopper
Nephotettix virescens, N. nigropictus and N. cincticeps
Cicadellidae
Hemiptera
3.
Brown plant hopper
Nilaparvata lugensĀ
Delphacidae
4.
White backed plant hopper
Sogatella furcifera
5.
Rice earhead bug
Leptocorisa acuta
Alydidae
6.
Mealy bug
Brevennia rehi
Pseudococcidae
7.
Rice black bug
Scotinophora lurida and S. coarctata
Podopidae