Citrus psyllid: Diaphorina citri
Symptoms of damage:
- Both nymphs and adults suck sap from the plants and injection of toxic saliva
- Nymphs – are more destructive, crowd on the terminal shoots, buds and tender leaves
- Excrete honeydew- growth of sooty moulds
- Affected plant parts dry and die away
- It transmits the “Greening” virus
Identification of pest:
- Nymphs: Are flattened, oval in shape with orange colour
- Adult: Minute insect, shiny black with grey dusting on the body, wings are extending beyond the tip of the abdomen
Management:
- Collect and destroy the damaged plant parts
- Spraying with systemic insecticides at flush growth periods
- Spray malathion 0.05% or carbaryl 0.1%
- Encourage the activities natural enemies such as Syrphids and Chrysopids.
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TamilNadu Agritech Portal
