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Major pest of potato during storage is
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Correct Answer:
Option
D
Potato tuber moth (P. operculella) is the major pest of potatoes during storage.
Tuber moth is a cosmopolitan pest, especially in warm temperate and tropical regions where host plants are grown.
On tuber, detection is very difficult without cutting open some tubers, when larvae will be apparent within the potatoes.
Tuber moth is a cosmopolitan pest, especially in warm temperate and tropical regions where host plants are grown.
On tuber, detection is very difficult without cutting open some tubers, when larvae will be apparent within the potatoes.
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