University of agricultural and horticultural sciences, shivamogga

Management

Management

• Flooding of orchard with water in the month of October kill the eggs.
• Ploughing of orchard in November or raking of soil around tree trunk to expose the eggs to natural enemies and sun, removal of weeds.
• Fastening of alkathene sheet (400 gauge) or grease band of 25 cm wide afterwards mud plastening of trunk at 30cm above the ground in the middle of December.
• In July to august destruction of infestant fallen leaves with scales.

Biological control

• Rleasing of 10 to 15 grubs of Coccinellid predator, C. montrozieri per tree and also Menochilus sexmaculatus and Rodolia fumida are used to control this pest.

Chemical control

• Use 0.7% synthetic garlic oil.
• Metacid at 0.1% is also effective for controlling this pest.