Tailed mealy bug: Ferrisa virgata
Symptoms of damage
| Symptoms of damage Premature dropping of fruit. Identification of pest Nymph - Yellowish to pale white. Adult - Females apterous, long, slender covered with white waxy secretions Management neem oil 5 ml/1, phosalone 35 EC 1.5 ml+ neem oil 5 ml/1. Release Cryptolaemous montrouzieri beetles @ 10/tree. |
- Premature dropping of fruit.
Identification of pest
- Nymph - Yellowish to pale white.
- Adult - Females apterous, long, slender covered with white waxy secretions
Management
- neem oil 5 ml/1, phosalone 35 EC 1.5 ml+ neem oil 5 ml/1.
- Release Cryptolaemous montrouzieri beetles @ 10/tree.