Inflorescence midge
Symptoms of damage:
- Maggots attack the inflorescence stalk, flowers and small developing fruits
- Maggot bore into the bud and feeds on inner content
- Buds fail to open and drop down
Identification of pest:
- Larva – A maggot light yellowish colour and moults three times.
- Adult i) a Dasineura amaramanjarae: Orange red
ii) b. Erosomyia indica: Yellowish fly
iii) c. Procystiphora mangiferae: Light orange fly
Management
- Remove and destroy affected flowers and tender shoots
- Spray dimethoate 30 EC @ 0.06%, methyl demeton 25 EC @0.05%.
Source-
- TamilNadu Agritech Portal
