Symptom of damage Caterpillars feed on the foliage Denuding the leaves leaving veins and petioles Management Hand picking & destruction Grow seedling on elevated benches Increase plant spacing in nurseries Spray malathion or quinalphos at 2ml/lit of water Cate

Symptom of damage Feed from underside of the leaves along the mid ribs. Affected plants lose their vigour and the leaves dry off. Identification of the pest Nymphs - yellow, greenish-brown or dark pink, flat and oval. “H” shaped yellow mark (Half grown scales)

Symptom of damage Infestation - under side of leaves, base of petioles and nodes of tender shoots. Infested plants give withering appearance. Identification of the pest Body of the scale is covered with white wax like mealy substance. Small, soft bodied insect