Management Of Mustard Sawfly, Athalia Lugens Proxima (Klug) (Tenthredinidae: Hymenoptera); Review Literature On Safer Insecticides

The larvae of Athalia lugens proximafed voraciously on leaves. Apart from mustard it also fed on radish and other allied plants. It feeds during morning and evening from the margin of the leaf towards the center. During daytime, it prefers to stay in the soil. The female possesses a sawlikeovipositor and inserts the eggs very near the leaf margi