Symptoms of damage
- Feed on tender foliage and flowers
- Transmit tristeza virus disease.
- Nymphs and adults suck the sap of leaves
- Wilting and flower dropping
- Infested leaves appear cup shaped and crinkled
- Growth of the plants is hindered
Management
- Use yellow sticky trap
- Spray with methyl demeton (Metasystox)
- Use some concinellid beetles and syrphid flies
| Crinkling of leaves | Adult wingless forms (apterae) | Adult winged forms (alatae) |