?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=407-2012&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F7042%2F&rft.title=Handbook+on+Groundnut+Insect+Pests+Identification+and+Management.+Information+Bulletin+No.+39&rft.creator=Rao%2C+G+V+R&rft.creator=Rameshwar+Rao%2C+V&rft.subject=Groundnut&rft.subject=Entomology&rft.description=Groundnut+or+peanut+(Arachis+hypogaea+L.)+is+an+important+oilseed+crop+in+Asia+and+Africa.+Being+a+leguminous+crop+it+enriches+the+soil+through+nitrogen+fixation+and+the+haulms+are+a+good+source+of+nutritious+fodder.+Groundnut+is+attacked+by+many+insects+at+different+stages+of+plant+growth%2C+but+only+a+few+of+the+over+100+insects+associated+with+this+crop+are+economically+important.+This+bulletin+provides+short+descriptions+of+the+insect+species+most+important+to+groundnut%2C+their+biology%2C+distribution%2C+and+damage+symptoms.+Color+photographs+are+provided+for+easy+identification+of+the+pests%2C+and+appropriate+management+practices+are+suggested.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F7042%2F1%2FIB-39_revised.pdf&rft.identifier=++Rao%2C+G+V+R+and+Rameshwar+Rao%2C+V++(2013)+Handbook+on+Groundnut+Insect+Pests+Identification+and+Management.+Information+Bulletin+No.+39.++Documentation.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh.+++++&rft.relation=407-2012