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Cucurbitaceous crops are prevalent vegetables among the farmers for their wide adaptation from arid climates to the humid tropics and well known for fetching good economic return and nutrition in our food supplements. Various biotic constraints such as insect-pests and other invertebrate and vertebrate pests are the significant constraints in the sustainable production of cucurbits. Many pests have expanded their host horizon, developed resistance to pesticides, and emerged as major pests due to the changes in cropping pattern, injudicious use of pesticides, climate change, introduction of high yielding varieties, and various cultivation changes practices. In this context, the study related to proper identification and taxonomic position, distribution, seasonal abundance, biology, economic importance, nature, and symptoms of damage caused by the pest complex of cucurbits is worth to be learned along with their possible managements.
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Mondal, B., Mondal, C.K., Mondal, P. (2020). Insect Pests and Non-insect Pests of Cucurbits. In: Stresses of Cucurbits: Current Status and Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7891-5_2
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