Stem gall fly: Neolasioptera falcata
Symptoms of damage:
- Maggots bore into the distal shoot and form galls
Identification of pest:
- Adult: slender dark brown mosquito-like fly
Management:
- Spray any following insecticides
- Malathion 50 EC @ 500 ml
- Dimethoate 30 EC 500 ml
- Methyl demeton 25 EC @ 500 ml/ ha.
Source-
- TamilNadu Agritech Portal
