Shoot weevil: Alcidodes affaber

Symptoms of damage

• Terminal shoots with galls
• Bore hole surrounded by raised margins

Identification of the pest

• Adult - Weevil dark greyish brown with pale cross bands on the elytra

Management

• Soil application of Carbofuran 3G 30 kg may be done on 20 days after sowing and earthed up
• Basal application of FYM 25 t/ha or 250 kg/ha of neem cake