Chafer beetle: Anomala sp Symptoms of damage
| 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) Spraying of petroleum ether extract of dried rhizomes of Acorus calamus ( 0.1 to 0.5%) Treat the soil around the trunk with carbaryl 10% @ 30 g/plant Spray methyl parathion 50 EC or malathion 50 EC at 2 ml/l of water. |
- 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)
- Spraying of petroleum ether extract of dried rhizomes of Acorus calamus ( 0.1 to 0.5%)
- Treat the soil around the trunk with carbaryl 10% @ 30 g/plant
- Spray methyl parathion 50 EC or malathion 50 EC at 2 ml/l of water.