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Crop Protection :: Pests of Guava

Tailed mealy bug: Ferrisa virgata 

Symptoms of damage

  • Premature dropping of fruit.

Identification of pest

  • Nymph - Yellowish to pale white.
  • Adult - Females apterous, long, slender covered with white waxy secretions

Management

  • Triozhophos 2 ml+ neem oil 5 ml/1, phosalone 35 EC 1.5 ml+ neem oil 5 ml/1.
  • Release Cryptolaemous montrouzieri beetles @ 10/tree.

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