Tomato
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Mining of leaves, stem and pinholes on fruits Management Cyantraniliprole 10.26 OD 1.8ml/lit. Collect and destroy the pinworm affected plants and fruits Avoid solanaceous crops after tomato Use healthy seedlings for transplanting Keep pheromone traps @ 16 nos.
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Presence of white, cottony mealy bugs on the leaves and twigs Stunted growth Identification of pest: Crawler: Yellowish to pale white in colour Adult: Females apterous, long, slender covered with white waxy secretion Management: Spray FORS 25g/lit or neem oil
Silvery streaks on leaf surface Pre-mature dropping of flowers Bud necrosis. Vector of tomato spotted wilt virus. Identification of pest: Nymphs: Yellowish Adult: Dark coloured with fringed wings Management: Cyantraniliprole 10.26 OD 1.8ml/lit. Thiamethoxam 70
Chlorotic spots Yellowing Downward curling and drying of leaves Vector of tomato leaf curl disease Identification of pest Egg: Pear shaped, light yellowish, stalked Nymph: On hatching - Oval, scale-like, greenish white Adult: White, tiny, scale-like adults Man
Young larva scrap leaves on ventral surface Grownups defoliate crops Identification of pest: Egg: Masses appear golden brown Larva: Pale greenish with dark markings, gregarious in the early stages Adult: Brownish in colour, Forewings are brown colour with wavy
Leaves with serpentine mines Drying and dropping of leaves Identification of pest: Larva: Minute orange yellowish apodous maggots Pupa: Yellowish brown pupates within mines Adult : Pale yellow in colour Management: Collect and destroy mined leaves Spray NSKE 5
Young larvae feed on tender foliage Mature larvae bore circular holes Thrust only a part of its body into fruit and eat the inner content Identification of pest: Eggs: Eggs are sculptured and creamy white in colour, laid singly Larva: Shows colour variation fr