*3.2.1 Important pests*

Cutworm (*A. ipsilon*), white grub (*Holotrichia* consanguinea), shoot fly (*Atherigona soccata*), stem borer (*Chilo partellus*), grasshopper (*Hieroglyphus* spp.), white ant (*Chrotogonus* sp), grey weevil (*Myllocerus* sp), earhead bug (*Calocoris angustatus*), hairy caterpillar (*Spilosoma obliqua*), earhead worm (*Cryptoblabes gnidiella*), blister beetle (*Mylabris pustulata*), chaffer beetle (*Rhizotrogus majalis*).
