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Shoot weevil: Alcidodes affaber

Symptoms of damage:

  • Grub feed on stem and galls are formed in the stem and petiole
  • Adults feed on leaf buds and terminal shoots

Identification of pest:

  • Grubs - creamy yellow, apodous
  • Adults - dark greyish brown with pale cross bands on elytra

Management:

  • Soil application of Carbofuran 3 G at 30 kg/ ha on 20 DAS and earthed up.
  • Basal application of FYM 25 t/ha or 250 kg/ha of neem cake.
Bore hole on shoot Infected terminal shoot Adults feed on terminal shoots
Egg Grub Adult

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