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Crop Protection :: Pests of Pomegranate
Aphid: Aphis punicae 

Symptoms of damage

  • Nymphs and adults suck the sap from leaves, shoots and fruits
  • Yellowing of leaves
  • Wilting of terminal shoots.

Identification of pest

  • Pale green, winged and wingless aphids.

Management

  • Collect and destroy the damaged plant parts
  • Use yellow sticky trap
  • Spray application of dimethoate 25 EC or methyl demeton 30EC at 2ml/lit for effective management this pest
  • Release first instar larva of Chrysoperla carnea @ 15 / flowering branch (four times) at 10 days interval from flower initiation during April
Aphids, Aphis punicae

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