Insect Pests of Fruit, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops (2+1)

2. Green peach aphid - Myzus persicae Sulz. (Aphididae: Hemiptera)

Damage

• Both nymphs and adults desap the leaves.
• As a result of infestation, leaves get curled and crinkled, coated with honeydew and sooty mould.
• It acts as a vector for the disease "Papaya mosaic virus".
Management

• Remove and destroy damaged plant parts along with nymphs and adults.
• Encourage parasitoid, Aphelinus mali and predators, Coccinella septumpunctata and Ballia eucharis.
• Spray dimethoate 0.03% or methyl demeton 0.025%.