Leafhopper: Pyrilla perpusilla

Symptoms of damage:

• Leaves become yellow
• Covered with black sooty mould
• Top leaves get dried up and lateral buds germinate

 Identification of the pest:

• Nymph: Soft, pale brown dorsally and pale orange ventrally with two characteristic anal filaments
• Adult: Straw coloured, head pointing forward as a snout

Management:

• Spraying any one the following insecticides
  • Quinalphos 25% EC 1200 ml/ha
  • Carbofuran 3% CG 33.3kg/ha