Management:
- Inter crop with agathi (Sesbania grandiflora) to provide shade which regulate the thrips population
- Do not grow chilli after sorghum
- Do not follow chilli and onion mixed crop
- Sprinkle water over the seedlings to check the multiplication of thrips
- Treat seeds with imidacloprid 70% WS @ 12 g/kg of seed
- Apply carbofuran 3% G @ 33 kg/ha or phorate 10 % G @ 10 kg/ha or
- Spray any one of the following insecticide
|
| Insecticide |
Dose |
| Imidacloprid 17.8 % SL |
3.0 ml/10 lit. |
| Dimethoate 30 % EC |
1.0 ml/lit. |
| Emamectin benzoate 5 % SG |
4 g/10 lit. |
| Ethion 50 % EC |
2.0 ml/lit. |
| Fipronil 5 % SC |
1.5 ml/lit. |
| Oxydemeton –Methyl 25 % EC |
1.0 ml/lit. |
| Phosalone 35 % EC |
2.0 ml/lit. |
| Spinosad 45 % SC |
3.2 ml/10 lit. |
| Thiacloprid 21.7 % SC |
6.0 ml/10 lit. |
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