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Symptom of damage:

Maize
Leafhopper: Pyrilla perpusilla
Symptom of damage: Leaves become yellow Covered with black sooty mould Top leaves get dried up and lateral buds germinate Identification of the pest: Nymph: Soft, pale brown dorsally and pale orange ventrally Adult: Straw coloured, head pointing forward as a snout Management: Avoid excessive use of nitrogenous fertilizers Detrash at 150 th and 210 th DAP Release lepidopteran parasitoid: Epiricrania melanoleuca @8000 -10,000 cocoon/ha (or) 8-10 lakhs egg/ha Spray malathion 50EC 2000 ml/ha
  • Leaves become yellow
  • Covered with black sooty mould
  • Top leaves get dried up and lateral buds germinate

Identification of the pest:

  • Nymph: Soft, pale brown dorsally and pale orange ventrally
  • Adult: Straw coloured, head pointing forward as a snout

Management:

  • Avoid excessive use of nitrogenous fertilizers
  • Detrash at 150 th and 210 th DAP
  • Release lepidopteran parasitoid: Epiricrania melanoleuca @8000 -10,000 cocoon/ha (or) 8-10 lakhs egg/ha
  • Spray malathion 50EC 2000 ml/ha