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Crop Protection :: Cash Crop :: Pest of Cotton

Stem borer: Sphennoptera gossypii

Symptoms of damage

  • Plants with drooping leaves
  • Wilting in patches

Identification of the pest

  • Adult - Dark brown jewel beetle

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
Affected stem
Infested plants
  

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