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Crop Protection :: Anthurium

Red spider mite: Tetranychus cinnabarinus 

Symptom of damage:

  • Spider mie causes - yellowish mottling of the leaves
  • Leaves shrivel and turn brown. 
  • A fine web spun on the undersurface of leaves.

Identification of the pest:

  • Nymphs and adults are red in colour.
  • Eggs are laid on the ventral surface of the leaves and are whitish, spherical in shape

Management:

  • Spraying the affected plants with dicofol 18.5 EC @ 0.8 ml/l of water.
  • Field release of predatory mite - Phytoseiulus persimilis 6/ m2
Adult

 

 

 

 

Phytoseiulus persimilis

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