Dusky cotton bug: Oxycarenushyalinipennis
Symptom of damage:
- Sucks the sap from developing seeds in open bolls and stains the lint black
- Seeds discoloured and shrunken
Identification of the pest:
- Eggs – Cigar shaped, white eggs in clusters of 2-10 within the half opened bolls, on the bolls, flower or buds
- Nymphs and adults – Dusky, greyish brown bug, with pointed head and hyaline wings
Management:
- Spray phosphamidon 40 SL 600 ml/ha
Source-
- TamilNadu Agritech Portal
