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Crop Protection :: Pests of Mango

Shoot borer: Clumetia transversa 

Symptoms of damage
  • Terminal shoots show tunnel from top to down wards.
  • Stunting of seedlings with terminal bunchy appearance.     
Identification of pest
  • Larva - Caterpillar is dark pink with dark brown prothroacic shield.
  • Adult - Adult is greyish moth with grey wings having wavy lines.
Management
  • Field sanitation
  • Collect and destroy the infested plant parts
  • Summer ploughing to expose the pupae
  • Spray carbaryl 50WP 0.1%.

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