Management:

Trap methods:

• Light traps are to be set up to attract and control the leaf hopper vectors as well as to monitor the population.
• In the early morning, the population of leafhopper alighting near the light trap should be killed by spraying/dusting the insecticides. This should be practiced every day.

Cultural methods:

• Planting of resistant varieties against tungro virus disease is the most economical means of managing the disease.
• Use  resistant varieties like IR 36,  IR 50, ADT 37,  Ponmani, Co 45, Co 48, Surekha, Vikramarya, Bharani, IR 36 and white ponni .
• Among the cultural management practices, adjusting the date of planting is recommended.
•  Likewise, observing a fallow period of at least a month to eliminate hosts and viruses and vectors of the disease.
•  In epidemic areas follow rotation with pulses or oil seeds.
• Apply neem cake @ 12.5 kg/20 cent nursery as basal dose.
• Plouging and harrowing the field to destroy stubbles right after harvest
• Eradicate of other tungro hosts are also advisable.
• Destruction of weed hosts on bunds.

Chemical methods:

• Leaf yellowing can be minimized by spraying 2 % urea mixed with Mancozeb at 2.5 gm/lit.
• Instead of urea foliar fertilizer like multi-K (potassium nitrate) can be sprayed at 1 per cent which impart disease resistance because of high potassium content.
• Green leaf hoppers as vectors are to be controlled effectively in time by spraying.
• Vegetation on the bunds should also be sprayed with the insecticides. Maintain 2.5 cm of water in the nursery and broadcast anyone of the following in 20 cents Carbofuran 3 G @ 3.5 kg (or) Phorate 10 G @ 1.0 kg (or) Quinalphos 5 G @ 2.0 kg.
• In nursery when virus infection is low, apply Carbofuran granules @ 1 kg/ha to control vector population.
• During pre-tillering to mid-tillering when one affected hill/m is observed start application of Carbofuran granules @ 3.5kg/ha to control insect vector.
• Spray Two rounds of any one of the following insecticides
• Thiamethoxam 25 WDG @ 100 g/ha (or)
• Imidacloprid 17.8 SL @ 100 ml/ha at 15 and 30 days after transplanting. The vegetation on the bunds should also be sprayed with the insecticides.