Mealy bug found in cluster on the terminal shoots, leaves, berries and suck the sap Yellowing, withering and drying of plants or shedding of berries. Female is apterous with long prominent waxy filaments at the posterior end Body covered with waxy powder. Mana

Symptom of Damage: Infects the plant by sucking the leaf tip, leaf and stem of the suckers infected parts become yellowish and later dry up Identification of pest: Lepidosaphes piperis : small, stunted with boat shaped appearance Espidiotus testructar : very s

Downward and inward curling of leaves resulted in the formation of marginal leaf galls. Later the infested leaves become crinkled and malformed In severe cases of attack, the whole plant may become stunted, affecting adversely the formation of spikes. Identifi

Symptoms of damage : Larvae bore into tender terminal shoots and feed on internal tissues resulting in blackening and decaying of affected shoots. The pest infestation is higher during July to October when numerous succulent shoots are available in the vines L

Grub feeds on the growing tip, tender stem, leaf petiole, spikes and berry. Tunneling of tender stem causes drying up of the shoot. The portions of the spikes tunneled by grubs turn black and cause dropping of spikes due to the subsequent rotting. Grubs bore i