Symptoms of damage:
- Silvery streaks on leaf surface
- Pre-mature dropping of flowers
- Bud necrosis.
- Vector of tomato spotted wilt virus.
Identification of pest:
- Nymphs: Yellowish
- Adult: Dark coloured with fringed wings
Management:
- Cyantraniliprole 10.26 OD 1.8ml/lit.
- Thiamethoxam 70 WS 6ml/10 lit. Two Spotted spider
- Thiamethoxam 70 WS 6ml/10 lit. Two Spotted Fenazaquin 10 EC 2.5ml/lit. mite
- Spiromesifen 22.9 SC 1.25ml/lit
- Mechanically uproot the diseased plants and destroy them
- Use yellow sticky traps @ 15/ha
- Release larvae of Chrysoperla cornea @10,000/ha
- Spray methyl demeton 25 EC @1lit/ha