Symptom of damage

• Shriveling of leaves due to scrapping of epidermis and de-sapping
• Attacked terminal buds-have ragged edges
• Silvery shine on the undersurface of leaves

Identification of the pest

• Nymphs - Very minute, slender, yellowish and microscopic
  Adult - Small, slender, yellowish to brown with fringed wings

Management

• ETL: 50 nymphs or adults/50 leaves
• Seed treatment with imidacloprid 70 WS 7g/kg protect the crop from aphids, leafhoppers and thripsupto 8 weeks
• Spray any one of the following insecticides (500 l spray fluid/ha)
• Methyl demeton 25 EC 500ml/ha
• Dimethoate 30 EC 500ml/ha
• Buprofezin 25% SC 1000 ml/ha
• Diafenthiuron 50% WP 600 g/ha
• Dimethoate 30% EC 660 ml/ha
• Fipronil 5% SC 1500-2000 ml/ha
• Imidacloprid 70% WG 30-35 g/ha
• Imidacloprid 48% FS/100kg seed 500-900 g/ha
• Imidacloprid 17.8% SL 100 -125 ml/ha
• Profenofos 50% EC 1000 ml/ha
• Thiacloprid 21.7% SC 100-125 ml/ha
• Thiamethoxam 70% FS 430 g/ha
• Thiamethoxam 25% WG 100g/ha