| Bhendi | ||
| SN | Features | Name of Pest |
| Fruit
& Shoot borer Earias insulana Earias vitella |
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| Host plants |
Cotton, Bhendi, Ambadi, Hollyhock & several other malvaceous crops. | |
| Identification | E.vitella:
The moths are small having pale white forewings with broad greenish bands in the middle. E.insulana – The forewings are completely greenish. Caterpillars are brownish white with no.of black & brown spots on the body. Hence also called spotted bollworm. Pupation: in tough silken cocoons either on plants or in soil or among the fallen leaves and rubbish material. |
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| Nature of damage | Caterpillars bore
into tender shoots, flower buds and fruits. As a result, the shoots dry, flower buds & fruits drop prematurely. Fruits remaining on the plants get deformed and often show exist holes of the larvae. |
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| Control measures | Remove &
destruction of infested shoots, fruits and shed material. Spraying with 2% Carbaryl or 0.1% or 0.06% endosulphan or 0.01% cypermethrinor fenevalerate. Remove & destroy attacked shoots and fruits; dust $% Carbaryl or 0.05% Malathion or Dichlorvos (DDVP); remove all fruits before spraying. |
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| Name of Pest | ||
| Jassids Amrasca biguttula Biguttula |
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| Host plants |
Potato, brinjal, bhendi, cotton & other malvaceous plants | |
| Identification | The adults greenish
yellow with forewings having a black spot on each on the apical margin and two black spots
on the vertex of the head. The nymphs are also green. They walk diagonally. Pupation: in leaf tissues along the viens. |
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| Nature of damage | Both nymphs &
adults suck the cell sap from the lower surface of leaves. The damaged leaves curl upwards along the margins turn yellowish & then brown and show burnt of patches, pitch adversely affect the growth and yield |
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| Control measures | Spray with 0.05% endosulphan or 0.02% phosphamidon or 0.03% dimethoate as soon as the infestation of pest is noticed. | |
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