Flower Chaffer beetle: Oxycetonia versicolor Symptoms of damage The beetles feed on buds and flower Result in irregular feeding marks. Identification of the pest Adult beetles are red in colour with black markings. Management Hand picking of beetles. Treat the

Young larva bores into bud and eats the internal content. Feed by thrusting the head inside the bud leaving the rest of its body outside. Flowers with perforated petals are seen. Larva Identification of the pest Larva - greenish with dark grey lines laterally

Defoliation Identification of the pest Caterpillar - fleshy and slug like, greenish body with white lines Four rows of spiny tipped red or black which causes irritation and pain due to glandular secretion. Adult - green wings with prominent dark patch at the b

Caterpillars feed voraciously on the foliage. Identification of the pest Moth - stout, greyish brown with black blotches on hind wings Female lays blue green, rounded and ridged eggs singly on the leaf. Full grown caterpillar - smooth, dull greyish brown with

Leaf cutter bee: Megachile anthracina Symptoms of damage Leaf cutter bees cause characteristic damage to the rose leaves Cutting neat circular or oval patches from the leaf margins. Cut bits of leaves - used for the construction nest cells. Identification of t

Red spider mite: Tetranychus cinnabarinus , T. urticae Symptoms of damage Feed on the undersurface of leaves and are found covered with silken webs. Yellow spots appear on the upper surface and leaves turn reddish due to feeding. Affected leaves finally wither

Symptoms of damage Scales completely cover the stem. Affected portion of the plant dries up. In server infestation, the whole plant may die. Identification of the pest Reddish brown waxy scale found on the lower portion of the old stem. Female - wingless compa

Thrips: Grape thrips: Rhipiphorothrips cruentatus Onion thrips: Thrips tabaci Symptoms of damage

Blackfly: Aleurocanthus spiniferus, Aleurocanthus rosae Symptoms of damage

Termite (White ants): Odontotermes obesus Symptoms of damage Feed on the roots of young and old plants. Attacked plants wither, dry and ultimately die. Identification of the pest The workers are small and have soft, white body with a brown head. Management Mix

Chafer beetle: Anomala sp Symptoms of damage Adult beetles feed on the leaves and petals of flowers. Identification of the pest Adult beetles are pale yellowish beetle. Management Hand picking and destruction of chafer beetles during day time (Anon, 1999) Spra

Cotton aphid: Aphis gossypii Glover, Green peach aphid: Myzus persicae