Symptom Fusarium wilt usually causes the lower leaves on one side of the plant to turn yellow. Infected plants usually are stunted and wilted as the organism develops in the food and water conducting tissues. Brick red tissue can be observed in the stem when i

Symptom Symptoms vary and include rapid death of young succulent plants. Discoloration of taproots, longitudinal cracks of the stems, stunting, wilting and poor yields. Complete control of root rot and damping off is difficult, and no variety of cowpea is resi

Symptom Southern blight is caused by a fungus that attacks roots and stems of cowpeas. The first visible symptom of southern blight is a progressive, yellowing and wilting of the foliage beginning on the lower leaves. The plant dies within a few days. A browni

Symptoms vary and include rapid death of young succulent plants. Discoloration of taproots, longitudinal cracks of the stems, stunting, wilting and poor yields. Complete control of root rot and damping off is difficult, and no variety of cowpea is resistant to

Lab lab bug or Stink bug: Coptosoma cribraria Symptoms of damage Cluster on the plant parts and suck the sap Identification of the pest Nymphs and Adult - sub globular, oval and greenish shield bug. It has a characteristic buggy odour Cluster on the plant part

Spray any one of the following insectcides (Spray fluid 500 l/ha)

Leave mottled and yellowish in colour Green colour insects found under surface of leaves Identification of the pest Adult – elongate , active, wedge shape, green insects Management: Spray the infested crop with methyl-o- demeton 750 ml in 700 - 1000 L water pe

Bean Aphids: Aphis craccivora Symptoms of damage Leaves, inflorescence stalk and young pods covered with dark coloured aphids Honey dew secretion with black ant movements Identification of the pest Nymphs and Adult – dark coloured with cornicles in the abdomen

Grass blue butterfly: Euchrysops cnejus Symptoms of damage Buds, flowers and young pods with boreholes and presence of slug like caterpillar. Larval entry hole on the pod is plugged with excreta. Identification of the pest Larva - pale green or yellow with a r

Spray any one of the following insectcides (Spray fluid 500 l/ha)

Spiny pod borer: Etiella zinckenella Symptoms of damage Dropping of flowers and young pods Older pods marked with a brown spot where a larvae has entered Identification of the pest Larval – greenish initially, turns pink before pupation. It has 5 black spots o

Spotted pod borer: Maruca testulalis Symptoms of damage Bore holes on the buds, flower or pods Infested pods and flowers are webbed together. Identification of the pest Larva - Greenish white with brown head. It has two pairs of dark spots on the back of each

Blister beetle: Mylabris phalerata Symptoms of damage The adult feeds voraciously on buds and flowers. Identification of the pest Eggs - are light yellowish in colour and cylindrical in shape. Larvae - Young grubs are white in colour. Adult – Elytra are black

Whitefly: Bemisia tabaci Symptoms of damage Leave mottled and yellowish in colour vector of yellow mosaic virus Identification of the pest Adults -are small, yellow bodied insects with white wings which are densely covered with a waxy powder. Nymphs and pupae

Defoliation in early stages Larva’s head alone thrust inside the pods and the rest of the body hanging out. Pods with round holes Eggs – are spherical in shape and creamy white in colour, laid singly Larva - shows colour variation from greenish to brown. Green