Symptom of damage:

• Leaves become yellow
• Covered with black sooty mould
• Top leaves get dried up and lateral buds germinate

Identification of the pest:

• Nymph: Soft, pale brown dorsally and pale orange ventrally
• Adult: Straw coloured, head pointing forward as a snout

Management:

• Avoid excessive use of nitrogenous fertilizers
• Detrash at 150^th and 210^th DAP
• Release lepidopteran parasitoid: Epiricrania melanoleuca @8000 -10,000 cocoon/ha (or) 8-10 lakhs egg/ha
• Spray malathion 50EC 2000 ml/ha