Match the following columns
| Column-I (Insect pests) | Column-II (Host plants) |
| a. Yellow stem borer | 1. Sugarcane |
| b. Top borer | 2. Paddy |
| c. Cotton Jassids | 3. Cabbage |
| d. Diamond back moth | 4. Okra |
A. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
D. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
Answer: Option A
Solution(By Examveda Team)
a. Paddy is the host plant of yellow stem borer.The yellow stem borer is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It invades the stem of the rice plant and stays in the pith to feed on the inner surface of the stem wall.
b. Sugarcane is the host plant of Top borer.
The top borer (Scirpophaga excerptalis) is a major pest of sugarcane in sub-tropical India. It completes five generations in a year.
c. Okra is the host plant of cotton Jassids.
Cotton jassid is a subspecies of leafhopper belonging to the subfamily Typhlocybinae of family Cicadellidae. It is a pest of cotton, okra, and other crops in southern Asia and West Africa.
d. Cabbage is the host plant of Diamond back moth.
The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella), sometimes called the cabbage moth, is a moth species of the family Plutellidae and genus Plutella. The small, grayish-brown moth sometimes has a cream-colored band that forms a diamond along its back.
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