Symptoms of damage:

• Yellowing of leaves
• Sooty mould in lower leaves
• Dropping of affected leaves

Identification of pest:

• Eggs: Concentric rings covered with mealy coat
• Nymph: With numerous evenly spaced short glass like rods of wax on the sides of the body
• Adult: Powdery white, active during early morning hours

Management:

• Remove the alternate host abutilon indicum from the field
• Place yellow sticky trap to attract whitefly