The paper reviews the studies of various insect pests infesting mungbean or green gram, Vigna radiate (L) Wilczeck, in India. A total of 64 species of insects reported to attack mungbean in the field have been tabulated. Information on distribution, biology, ecology, natural enemies, cultural, varietal and chemical methods of control etc. of whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Genn, leaf hopper, Empoasca kerri Pruthi, black aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch, Bihar hairy caterpillar, Diacrisia obliqua (WIK), galerucid beetle, Madurasia obscurella Jacoby, stem fly, Ophiomyia (Melanagromyza) phaseoli (Tryon), lycaenid borer, Euchrysops cnezus Fabr, and spotted caterpillar, Maruca testulalis Geyer, is included.
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