White flies: Trialeurodes ricini
| White flies: Trialeurodes ricini | |
| Symptoms of damage: Water soaked spots on the leaves which become yellow and dry up Leaves appear sickly and get coated with sooty mould Stunted plant growth, shedding of fruiting bodies Identification of the pest: Nymph : yellowish Management Whiteflies can be effectively attracted and controlled by yellow sticky traps, which are coated with grease/sticky oily materials Spraying of any neem product (Neem oil 3% or NSKE 5%) with any sticky material |
- Water soaked spots on the leaves which become yellow and dry up
- Leaves appear sickly and get coated with sooty mould
- Stunted plant growth, shedding of fruiting bodies
Identification of the pest:
- Nymph : yellowish
Management
- Whiteflies can be effectively attracted and controlled by yellow sticky traps, which are coated with grease/sticky oily materials
- Spraying of any neem product (Neem oil 3% or NSKE 5%) with any sticky material