Drooping of the tender leaves and yellowing Serious damage of young plants. The stem where maggot and pupae are present become swollen and start ribbing. Older plants show stunting but are not usually killed. Identification of the pest Eggs: The egg period las

Dark brown encrustation on the pod wall Dry pods showing pin head size hole Seeds shriveled, striped and partially eaten Maggots cause damage by boring into the soft seeds and feed on grains. The damaged seeds are unfit for consumption as well as for germinati

The larva bores inside the pod and feeds on the seeds within. Identification of the pest Eggs: are laid singly on flowers, buds and pods. The eggs are minute in size. The egg period lasts for 3 days. Larvae: Full grown larva is 28-35 mm long, brownish green in

Dropping of flowers and young pods Older pods marked with a brown spot where a larvae has entered The larva feeds inside green pods and then on pod surface, webbing together 2-4 pods. Identification of the pest Eggs: Eggs are laid singly (or) in groups prefera

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 segment Adult - Forewings - light brown colour with whit

Pin head size holes on pods Small spiny caterpillars and pupae seen on the pods Identification of the pest Larva - is greenish brown, fringed with radiating hairs and spines Adult - is delicate, brown coloured small moth with plumed wings. Management: ETL: 5/p

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

Buds, flowers and young pods with boreholes Presence of slug like caterpillar. Honey dew secretion with black ant movements Identification of the pest Larva – It is flat and slightly rounded; Pale green with a rough skin. Adult - moth is greyish blue with prom

Red gram sterility mite: Aceria cajani Symptoms of damage Infected plants develop light green or chlorotic leaves which have mosaic patterns . Most infected plants do not bear flowers. Identification of the pest Eggs: Milky white eggs are found on vegetative t

Defoliation in early stages Larva’s head alone thrust inside the pods and the rest of the body hanging out. Pods with round holes Small spots appear on the leaves. These spots increase in size and produces brown ring. In ring, lines are purple in colour. When

The disease first appears in the form of yellow, diffused spots scattered on the leaf lamina such spots slowly expand and in later stages , yellow patches alternated with green patches developed on the leaves. Newly formed leaves completely turn yellow Infecte

Sterility Mosaic Disease (SMD): Pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus (PPSMV)

It is an Oidiopsis type of powdery mildew in which the mycelium is endophytic. The affected leaf shows powdery patches on the lower surface corresponding with yellowing on the upper surface. Usually older l eaves show symptom first. There will be premature def

Symptom Leaves initially pale, loose their turgidity, droop down and finally results in large scale withering . Gradual or sudden wilting from bottom to top is observed. Entire plant wilts or dies within a few days. The disease incidence occurs in patches in t

Root Rot :(Scelerotial stage : Rhizoctonia bataticola ) (Pycnidial stage : Macrophomina phaseolina )

Symptom Initially small necrotic spots appear on the leaves, and these gradually increase in and form characteristic lesions with dark and light brown concentric ring with a wavy purple margin. As infection progresses, the lesions coalesce and cause blighting