Symptom of damage:

• Yellowing of leaves from tip to downwards
• Vector for the diseases viz., Rice tungro virus, rice yellow & transitory yellowing cause direct damage to the rice plant
• Retarded vigorous and stunted growth
• Drying up of plant due to sucking up of the leaf

Identification of insect pest:

• Eggs: Greenish transparent eggs are deposited in the midrib of leaf blade or sheath of rice or green grass. They are laid in batches of 10 to 15 arranged in a single row
• Nymph: The nymphs are soft bodied, yellow white in colour. Gradually the colour changes to green.
• Adult: Adults are 3-5 mm long, bright green with variable black markings, wedge shaped with a characteristic diagonal movement. Male insect has a black spot in middle of the forewings that is absent in females. The insect is active during July to September.

Management:

• Nursery should not be located near the street lamps
• Spray any one of the following insecticides
  • Phosphamidon 40 SL 50 ml
  • Phosalone 35 EC 120 ml
• Maintain 2.5 cm of water in the nursery and broadcast anyone of the following in 20 cents
  • Carbofuran 3 G 3.5 kg
  • Phorate 10 G 1.0 kg