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180<br />

Chickpea Pests and their Potential for Damage<br />

The insect pests that have been recorded on chickpea crops in the eastern<br />

Mediterranean region are listed in Tao. 1.As for chickpeas grown in other areas<br />

of the world, the pesi. list is surprisingly short. Chickpea is relatively free from<br />

many potential pest ,, probably because of the very acid droplet'. exuded from<br />

the glandular hairs which cover these plants. By far the most important pests<br />

listed are the pod borers (Heliothis spp.) and the leaf miner (Hariri 1979).<br />

Table I<br />

Insect pests reported on chickpea in the eastern Mediterranean region.<br />

Insect pest Family Damage Reference<br />

LEPIDOPTERA:<br />

Heliothis armigera (HB.) Noctuidae Pod borer 1,2,3*,4<br />

H. viriplaca (Hufn.) Noctuidac Pod borer I<br />

H. peltigera (Schiff) Noctuidae Pod borer I<br />

Marasmarchaechrenbergiana Zell Pterophoridae Leaf/Pod? NR<br />

Agrotis ypsilon (Hufn.) Noctuidac Leaf/Stem 4<br />

A. segetum (Schiff) Noctuidae Leaf/Stem I<br />

Autographa gamma (L.0 Noctuidac Leaf I<br />

Trichoplusia ni (Hb.) Noctuidae Leaf I<br />

DIPTERA:<br />

Liriomyza cicerina Rond. Agromyzidae Leaf miner I<br />

L. congesta (Beck). Agromyzidac Leaf miner 5<br />

COLEOPTERA:<br />

Sitona crinitus Hbst. Curculionidae Leaf<br />

HEMIPTERA:<br />

Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harr. Aphididae Sap feeder I<br />

Aphis craccivora Koch Aphididae Sap feeder I<br />

I = Hariri (1979); 2 = Talhouk (1969); 3 = Moradeshaghi (1977-);<br />

4 = Kawar (1979); 5 =Jaffari (1975)<br />

NR =New record; ? = To be confirmed.<br />

* = This report lists H. obsoleta which is considered to be a<br />

synonym of H. armigera.

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