Symptom of damage Bugs - puncture the terminal shoot below the flower bud and inject toxic saliva Flower drop occurs Nymphs are greenish. Adult bugs are mottled yellowish or reddish brown with flat, oval bodies Destroy the weeds in the vicinity of the crop. Sp

Flower thrips: Frankliniella spp. Symptom of damage Flower thrips often invade gladiolus and damage the florets. Management Spray methyl demeton 25 EC or dimethoate 30 EC @ 2 ml/l. of water. Spraying of malathion 50 EC @ 1.25 ml/l or carbaryl 50 WP @ 2g/l of w

Honey suckle thrips: Thrips flavus Symptom of damage Nymphs and adults feed on the blossoms which shrivell and become dark. Nymphs are white to pale yellow in colour. Identification of the pest Adults - yellow to orange in colour. Legs and forewings are yellow

Deformities and discolouration of gladiolus flowers and corms (bulbs) Attacked- buds and flowers remain closed or open irregularly. Infested surfaces show whitish grey glistening. Identification of the pest Egg - opaque white, smooth and bean shaped, deposited