Kedar, S.C., Annamalai, M., Joshi, S., Navik, O., Kumaranag, K.M., & Shashank, P.R. 2024 Arthropods pest complex and associated natural enemies across different phenological growth stages of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal) in India: Insights for developing integrated pest management strategies for sustainable production. Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmap.2024.100590

Keywords:

  • economic importance
  • host
  • natural enemies
  • phenology
  • Notes: The present investigation was conducted to document and illustrate the diverse arthropod pests (including P. solenopsis, P. marginatus, and C. solita), their nature of damage, activity period of them at different phenology of ashwagandha and native natural enemies of the pests. The derived information from the present investigations provides useful insights into designing and implementing IPM for the sustainable production of ashwagandha.