Pests and Diseases

Pests and Diseases
    Pests
    1. Flea beetles- Spraying Malathion or carbaryl.
    2. Thrips- spray Malathion or 0.5ml Phosphomidon or 1ml monocrotophos per litre of water.
    3. Chaffer beetle- dusting any insectide in evenings.
    4. Mealy bugs- Spraying Dich lorovas.
    5. Scales
    6. Nematodes- Use nematode resistant root stocks.

    Diseases
    1. Anthracnose removing & burning, spraying BM, Benlate or Bavistin regularly or Ziram
    2. Downy mildew spray BM, or Mancozeb (2.5 gm/1 litre.)
    3. Powdery mildew spraying or dusting sulphur or Neem products.

Last modified: Sunday, 29 April 2012, 5:58 AM