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Major crops	Major pests observed	Major diseases observed	Major problems
Cotton	Aphids,Jassids,Thrips,Whiteflies,Mealy bug	Angular leaf spot,wilt	Incidence of sucking pests viz.aphids,jassids, thrips,white flies,mealy bug. Vigorous use of pesticides increases cost of production. Environmental pollution due to indiscriminate use of pesticides. Lack of knowledge regarding IPM Practices Lack of knowledge regarding use of bio pesticides.
Bengal gram	Pod borer, semi looper	Wilt,Root rot	Lack of knowledge regarding seed treatment. Attack of pod borer . Heavy incidence of wilt disease. Lack of knowledge regarding IPM practices Lack of knowledge regarding use of bio pesticides.
Chilli	Thrips, mites,bud borer	Anthracnose,Leaf spot, powdery mildew	Heavy losses due to viral diseases. Vigorous use of pesticides increases cost of production Incidence of powdery mildew and anthracnose diseases.
Papaya	Aphids, white flies	Yellow vein mosaic,Ring spot virus,Stem rot.	Ring spot and leaf curl virus affects the yield Stem rot and root rot diseases observed
Safflower	Aphids, Capsule borer		Low yield due to aphid incidence
Wheat	Stem borer, aphids		Lack of knowledge regarding seed treatment Aphid incidence observed
Mango	Hopper, Leaf Webber.	Anthracnose, Powdery mildew	Mango hopper and leaf webber are the major pests Powdery mildew are the major disease. Lack of knowledge regarding pest and disease management.