White flies: Trialeurodes ricini
Symptoms of damage:
- Water-soaked spots on the leaves which become yellow and dry up
- Leaves appear sickly and get coated with sooty mould
- Stunted plant growth, shedding of fruiting bodies
Identification of the pest:
- Nymph: yellowish
Management
- Whiteflies can be effectively attracted and controlled by yellow sticky traps, which are coated with grease/sticky oily materials
- Spray triazophos (2.5 ml/l) or acephate (2 ml/l)
- Spraying of any neem product (Neem oil 3% or NSKE 5%) with any sticky material.
Source-
- TamilNadu Agritech Portal
