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Crop Protection :: Tea
Thrips: Scirtothrips bispinosus 
Symptoms of damage
  • Thrips prefer young leaves and buds.
  • Leaf surface becomes uneven, curled and matty.
  • Feeding marks on the unopened buds - parallel brown lines on the leaves.
Identification of the pest
  • Adults - brown abdomen.
Management
  • Spary any one of the following insecticides
  • Dimethoate 30 EC 2 ml/lit. 
  • Chlorpyriphos 20 EC 2 ml/lit. 
  • Deltamethrin 2.8 EC 120 – 150 ml/ha
  • Azadirachtin 5 W/W 200 ml/ha
  • Quinalphos 25 EC 760 ml/ha
Image source:

http://datab.us/i/Scirtothrips


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