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Crop Protection :: Peach
Green peach aphid: Myzus persicae

Symptoms of damage

  • Nymph and adults suck the sap from leaves , new shoots, fruits and flower buds
  • Infested leaves become pitted and curled
  • Young fruits are shriveled and drop pre maturely
  • Fruit setting affected in severe infestation
  • Its transmits plum pox virus

Identification of pest

  • Adults are pale yellowish green or pink with three dark lines on the back of a abdomen

Management

  • Remove and destroy the damaged plant parts along with nymphs and adults
  • Encourage parasitoid, Aphelinus mali and predators, Coccinella septumpunctata and Bacillus eucharis
  • Spray dimethoate 0.03% or methyl demeton 0.025%

 

http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/GPAFruit
Plum pox virus
Nymphs Adults

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