Striped mealy bug: Ferrisia virgata
Symptoms of damage:
- Presence of white mealy mass on the terminal shoots and under surface of the leaves
- Yellowing of older leaves
Identification of pest:
- Adult – Female has long filaments on the posterior end of the body
Management:
- Collect and destroy egg masses and caterpillars
- Use burning torch to kill the congregating larvae
- Use light trap to attract and kill the adults
- Spray methyl demeton 25 EC@ 0.05%or dimethoate 30 EC @ 0.06%
- Field release of Cryptoleamus montrouzieri 20 per tree
Source-
- TamilNadu Agritech Portal
