Spiraling whitefly: Aleurodicus dispersus
Symptoms of damage
| Symptoms of damage Nymphs and adults suck the sap from leaves Honey dew - development of sooty mould fungus Yellowing of leaves. Dropping of affected leaves. Identification of pest Nymph - short glass like rods of wax along the sides of the body Adult - Powdery white, active during early morning hours. Management Field sanitation Removal of host plants Installation of yellow sticky traps During heavy infestation - application of imidacloprid 200SL at 0.01% Spray neem oil 3% or NSKE 5% Release of predators viz. , Coccinellid predator, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Release of parasitoids viz ., Encarsia haitierrsis and E.guadeloupae | ||
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- Nymphs and adults suck the sap from leaves
- Honey dew - development of sooty mould fungus
- Yellowing of leaves.
- Dropping of affected leaves.
Identification of pest
- Nymph - short glass like rods of wax along the sides of the body
- Adult - Powdery white, active during early morning hours.
Management
- Field sanitation
- Removal of host plants
- Installation of yellow sticky traps
- During heavy infestation - application of imidacloprid 200SL at 0.01%
- Spray neem oil 3% or NSKE 5%
- Release of predators viz. , Coccinellid predator, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
- Release of parasitoids viz ., Encarsia haitierrsis and E.guadeloupae