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Crop Protection :: Finger Millet

Common name: Finger millet

Common name: Finger millet Scientific name: Eleusine coracana Family : Poaceae

Family : Poaceae

1. Pink stem borer: Sesamia inferens
Symptom of damage Pink larva enters into the stem and causes dead heart symptom.
Identification of the pest Egg - Bead like laid in rows within the leaf sheath Larva - Pinkish brown with dark head Adult - Straw coloured moth with white wings
Management Spray phorate 10% CG @ 1 lit/ha at every 20 days interval after germination

Symptom of damage

  • Pink larva enters into the stem and causes dead heart symptom.

Identification of the pest

  • Egg - Bead like laid in rows within the leaf sheath
  • Larva - Pinkish brown with dark head
  • Adult - Straw coloured moth with white wings

Management

  • Spray phorate 10% CG @ 1 lit/ha at every 20 days interval after germination
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4. Root aphid: Tetraneura nigriabdominalis
Symptoms of damage Infested plants turn pale yellow and become stunted. Wilting and drying of plants in patches Black ants attend them for honeydew and their presence confirm the root aphid attack
Identification of the pest Adult - Pinkish and globular
Management Spray carbaryl 50 WP@ 1 kg/ha (500 l spray fluid/ha).

Symptoms of damage

Symptoms of damage Nymphs and adult suck the juice from within the grains when they are in the milky stage. Grains shrink and turn black in colour and ill filled (or) chaffy. Presence of large number of nymphs and adults are seen on the ear head.
  • Nymphs and adult suck the juice from within the grains when they are in the milky stage.
  • Grains shrink and turn black in colour and ill filled (or) chaffy.
  • Presence of large number of nymphs and adults are seen on the ear head.
  • Egg - Blue cigar shaped, laid under the glumes or into the middle of the florets
  • Nymphs - Slender, green in colour
  • Adults - Male is green in colour. Female is green with a brown margin
  • Spray carbaryl 50 WP @ 1.0 kg/ha at milky stage
Symptoms of damage Yellowing of leaves Aphid Colonies present on the central leaf whorl and ears Presence of ants
  • Yellowing of leaves
  • Aphid Colonies present on the central leaf whorl and ears
  • Presence of ants
  • Yellow with dark green legs
  • Spray any one of the following insecticides mixed in 10 litres of water using a high volume sprayer if dusting is not done :
  • Methyl demeton 25 EC 20 ml/ha
  • Dimethoate 30 EC 20 ml/ha
  • Infested plants turn pale yellow and become stunted.
  • Wilting and drying of plants in patches
  • Black ants attend them for honeydew and their presence confirm the root aphid attack
  • Adult - Pinkish and globular
  • Spray carbaryl 50 WP@ 1 kg/ha (500 l spray fluid/ha).