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Crop Protection :: Cash Crop :: Pest of Cotton

Shoot weevil: Alcidodes affaber

Symptoms of damage

  • Terminal shoots with galls
  • Bore hole surrounded by raised margins

Identification of the pest

  • Adult - Weevil dark greyish brown with pale cross bands on the elytra

Management

  • Soil application of Carbofuran 3G 30 kg may be done on 20 days after sowing and earthed up
  • Basal application of FYM 25 t/ha or 250 kg/ha of neem cake

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