Termite: Odontotermes obesus
| Termite: Odontotermes obesus | |
| Symptoms of damage: Poor germination of setts (after planting) Characteristic semi-circular feeding marks on the leaves in the standing crop Entire shoot dries up and can be pulled out easily Setts hollow inside and may be filled with soil Cane collapses if disturbed Rind filled with mud Identification of the pest: Cream coloured, tiny insects resembling ants with dark coloured head Management: Flood irrigate the furrows to avoid termite attack in the furrows at the time of planting Sett treatment: Dip the setts in imidacloprid 70 WS 0.1% or Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 0.04 % for 5 min. Spray any one of the following: Chlorantraniliprole 18.5%SC 500-625 ml/ha Imidacloprid 17.8% SL 350 ml/ha Chlorpyriphos 20%EC 750 ml/ha | |
Symptoms of damage:
- Poor germination of setts (after planting)
- Characteristic semi-circular feeding marks on the leaves in the standing crop
- Entire shoot dries up and can be pulled out easily
- Setts hollow inside and may be filled with soil
- Cane collapses if disturbed
- Rind filled with mud
Identification of the pest:
- Cream coloured, tiny insects resembling ants with dark coloured head
Management:
- Flood irrigate the furrows to avoid termite attack in the furrows at the time of planting
- Sett treatment: Dip the setts in imidacloprid 70 WS 0.1% or Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 0.04 % for 5 min.
- Spray any one of the following: Chlorantraniliprole 18.5%SC 500-625 ml/ha Imidacloprid 17.8% SL 350 ml/ha Chlorpyriphos 20%EC 750 ml/ha
- Chlorantraniliprole 18.5%SC 500-625 ml/ha
- Imidacloprid 17.8% SL 350 ml/ha
- Chlorpyriphos 20%EC 750 ml/ha