Insect Pests of Pigeonpea and Chickpea and their Management

Pigeonpea (Cajmrrs cajan (L.) Millsp.) and chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) are the two major pusle crops in India, accounting for about 90 and 80 percent respectively of the world production. During 1983-84, the area grown to these two crops wap about 3 and 7 million hectares, resulting in grain production of about 2 and 5 million tonnes