Symptoms of damage:

• Crinkling and curling of leaves
• Leaves appear shiny and sticky due to honeydew excreted by the insects
• Later sooty mold grows on honey dew and leaves have a black coating

Identification of the pest:

• Adult: Yellow to dark colored.

Management:

• Seed treatment with imidacloprid 600FS @ 7.5 ml per kg seed.
• Spray quinalphos 25 EC @ 800 ml/ac or thiamethoxam 25WG @ 40 g/ac or imidacloprid 17.8 SL @ 40 ml/ac.