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Flower Chaffer beetle: Oxycetonia versicolor Symptoms of damage

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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 soil around the trunk with carbaryl 10% Dust @ 30 g/plant Spray methyl parathion 50 EC or malathion 50 EC at 2 ml/l of water
  • 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 soil around the trunk with carbaryl 10% Dust @ 30 g/plant
  • Spray methyl parathion 50 EC or malathion 50 EC at 2 ml/l of water