Flower Chaffer beetle: Oxycetonia versicolor 
Symptoms of damage

• The beetles feed on buds and flower
• Result in irregular feeding marks.

Identification of the pest

• Adult beetles are red in colour with black markings.

Management

• Hand picking of beetles.
• Treat the soil around the trunk with carbaryl 10% Dust @ 30 g/plant
• Spray methyl parathion 50 EC or malathion 50 EC at 2 ml/l of water