• Leaves are bunched into a rosette appearance, stunted growth and leaf margins are wavy with upward rolling
• Do not produce bunches
• Vector of bunchy top disease
• Seen in colonies on leaf axils and pseudostem

Identification of pest

• Nymphs: Are dark in colour
• Adult: Brownish and has black veined wings

• Ensure clean cultivation
• Use healthy and pest free suckers to check the pest incidence
• Destroy diseased plants with rhizome
• Spray methyl demeton 25 EC 0.05%
• Encourage activity of predators like Scymnus , Chilomenes sexmaculatus , Chrysoperla carnea and other coccinellids
• Use Beauveria bassiana