Green Leaf Hopper: Empoasca kerri
Symptoms of damage:
- Tips of affected leaves become brown, turn upwards and get dried up
Identification of pest:
- Egg: Elongated yellow-white egg is deposited in leaf vein.
- Nymph: Pale-green, wedge-shaped, winged pads extend up to the fifth abdominal segment
- Adult: It is a wedge shaped and pale green insect
Management:
- Spray dimethoate 30 EC or phosphomidon (Dimecron) 2ml/lit.
Source-
- TamilNadu Agritech Portal
