Symptom of damage:

• Grain less glumes with white pupal case attached to the tip of the spikelet

Identification of the pest:

• Adult: Light pink fragile fly

Management: 

• Apply any one of the following at 50 % flowering
  • Carbaryl 10 D 25 kg/ha
  • Malathion 5 D 25 kg/ha
  • Carbaryl 50 WP 750 g/ha