| Calocoris angustatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Calocoris |
| Species: | C. angustatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Calocoris angustatus Lethierry, 1893 | |
Calocoris angustatus, the 'sorghum head bug, is a species of true bug in the family Miridae. It is a pest of sorghum in India, and has also been reported from Kenya and Rwanda. [1]
Leptoglossus phyllopus or Eastern leaf-footed bug is a species of leaf-footed bugs in the same genus as the western conifer seed bug (L. occidentalis. The Eastern leaf-footed bug is found throughout the southern United States, from Florida to California, through Mexico, and as far south as Costa Rica.
Pearl millet is the most widely grown type of millet. It has been grown in Africa and the Indian subcontinent since prehistoric times. The center of diversity, and suggested area of domestication, for the crop is in the Sahel zone of West Africa. Recent archaeobotanical research has confirmed the presence of domesticated pearl millet on the Sahel zone of northern Mali between 2500 and 2000 BC.
Sorghum bicolor, commonly called sorghum and also known as great millet, broomcorn, guinea corn, durra, imphee, jowar, or milo, is a grass species cultivated for its grain, which is used for food for humans, animal feed, and ethanol production. Sorghum originated in Africa, and is now cultivated widely in tropical and subtropical regions. Sorghum is the world's fifth-most important cereal crop after rice, wheat, maize, and barley, with 59.34 million metric tons of annual global production in 2018. S. bicolor is typically an annual, but some cultivars are perennial. It grows in clumps that may reach over 4 m high. The grain is small, ranging from 2 to 4 mm in diameter. Sweet sorghums are sorghum cultivars that are primarily grown for forage, syrup production, and ethanol; they are taller than those grown for grain.
Oebalus pugnax, the rice stink bug, is a flying insect in the shield bug family Pentatomidae native to North America that has become a major agricultural pest in the Southern United States. It has been a known pest since at least the time of Johan Christian Fabricius, who described the species in 1775.
Agonoscelis is a genus of stink bugs that are native to the Afrotropics and Australia, but one species is established in the New World. Some species are minor or considerable pests.
The Indian grain aphid, also known as Sitobion (Sitobion) miscanthi, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from cereal plants, making it a pest of wheat production. It has also been recorded as a pest of finger millet, sorghum, and pearl millet in South Asia.
Leptocorisa acuta, the paddy earhead bug, is a species of bug recorded from northern Australia, Malesia and Taiwan. Its basionym is Cimex acutus and it is now placed in the family Alydidae. One of several rice bug species, it may be confused with Leptocorisa oratoria.
Agonoscelis pubescens, the African cluster bug or sorghum bug, is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. In Africa, it is a pest of crops such as sorghum and sesame.
Stenodiplosis sorghicola, the sorghum midge, is a species of gall midge in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is a pest of millets. The species is native to Africa and is also found in India. During the rainy season, it feeds on the developing grains of pearl millet plants.
Empoasca flavescens is a species of true bug in the family Cicadellidae. It is a pest of millets such as sorghum in Asia.
Sogatella furcifera is a species of true bug in the family Delphacidae. It is a pest of sorghum in Asia and the Middle East.
Brevennia rehi, the rice mealybug, is a species of true bug in the family Pseudococcidae. It is a pest of sorghum and kodo millet in India.
Cletus punctiger, the rice stinkbug, is a species of true bug in the family Coreidae. It is a pest of sorghum and other grass species in India.
Riptortus linearis is a species of true bug in the family Alydidae. It is a pest of sorghum in India.
Nisia atrovenosa is a species of true bug in the family Meenoplidae. It is a pest of millets such as sorghum. Its predators include the mirid bug Cyrtorhinus lividipennis.
Eurystylus bellevoyei is a species of true bug in the family Miridae with a wide distribution in the Old World. It feeds primarily on Chenopodiaceae plants. It is a serious pest of sorghum in Africa and India.
Creontiades pallidus is a species of true bug in the family Miridae. It is a serious pest of cotton and sorghum in Africa.
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