Skip to main content

Major INSECT -PESTS of Sapota. author :-T.Tejasri

 MAJOR INSECT PEST OF SAPOTA

1.sapota leaf Webber

2. Bud borer

3.fruit fly 


1.Sapota leaf Webber

Scientific name  :- Nephopteryx eugraphella

Family  :-.  Pyralidae

Order:- lepidoptera

,

Symptoms of Damage :-

  • Caterpillar webs and feed on  leaves

  • Scrapping chlorophyll content  

  •  Leaves dried and hanging from the webbed shoots


  • Caterpillar bores into flower buds and tender fruits - withered and shed.

Control measures:- 

Remove and destruct the infested fruits from the orchard

Collect and remove the dried clusters of leaf web

Insecticides: Spray phosalone 35 EC 2 ml/lit or phosphamidon 40 SL 2 ml/lit or neem seed kernel extract 5%.

2. Bud borer :-

Scientific name  :- Anarsia archasella

Family :- Gelichidae

Order :- Lepidoptera


Symptoms of damage:-

  • Webbed flower buds

  • Presence of bold hole on flower buds .

  • Excreta also seen 

  • Shedding of flower bud

  • . Control measures :-

  •  Collection and destruction of infected plant parts .

  • Application of Neem oil - 5ml /litre /ha

  • Spray application of dichlorovas 2ml /litre or indoxacarb - 0.5ml /litre or fenvallarate 1 ml / litre water .

3. Fruit fly 

Scientific name :- Bactocera dorsalis

Family:- Tephritidae

Order :- Diptera


Symptoms of damage:-

  • Immature fruit drop

  • Resinus oozing of fluid ( brown)

  • Browing rot on fruit

Control measures:-

  • Collection and destruction of infested fruits and fallen fruits

  • Raking of soil to expose the pupae to the sunlight

  • Other traps - Methyl euginol attractive for fruit fly .

  • Fruit fly traps

  • Arrange the poison beds - malathion 10 ml + jaggery 100 gms + 1 litre water

  • Spraying application of any chemical spinosoid - 0.3 ml / litre or malothin.



Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Peach (Prunus persica) is a temperate fruit rich in proteins, sugar, minerals and vitamins. Introduction of the cultivated peaches probably took place in the latter half of the 19th century. Today, it is being grown in the midhill zone of the Himalayas extending from Jammu and Kashmir to Khasi hills 1,000–2,000m above mean sea-level. Low-chilling peaches are grown in submountaineous region and Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh. It is also being grown to a limited scale in the hills of south India and in the north-eastern region of the country. Climate and Soil Peaches require humid climate with cold winter and dry summer. It is moderately winter hardy and sensitive to low temperature injury. Swelling buds are injured at –6.5°C. Sites which are free from early spring frost are more suitable as peaches bloom early in the season. The blooming period can be delayed by the application of Gibberellic acid (200ppm) before leaf fall or by application of Ethephon, to avoid th...
Post a Comment
Read more

POMEGRANATE INSECT PESTS AND DISEASES author:- swaroopa.v

pomegranate insect pests Article by:- swaroopa.v Anar butterfly/ Pomegranate fruit borer:- scientific name:- Virachola isocrates , Deudorix isocrates Family:-Lycaenidae order:-Lepidoptera Damage symptoms:- 👉Caterpillar bores into young fruits. 👉Feeds on internal contents (pulp and seeds). 👉Fruit rotting and dropping may occur. Fruit sucking Moth:- Scientific Name:- Othreis fullonica , Othreis materna Family:-Noctuidae Order:-Lepidoptera Damage symptoms:- 👉A circular pinhole like spot appears at the feeding site. 👉Later on, the area around the damaged portion turns yellowish-brown. 👉 The punctured fruits are easily infected with bacteria and fungi. As a result, the fruit rot and falls prematurely.  Diseases:- 1.Bacterial leaf and  fruit spot :- Disease symptoms:- 👉 appearance of one to several small water soaked,dark coloured irregular spots on leaves resulting in premature defoliation under severe cases. 👉 The pathogen also infects stem and br...
Post a Comment
Read more
Mahua Mahua (Bassia latifolia), is an indigenous tree of high economic value. A characteristic tree of the dry region, it is found in north and central India. It commonly grows in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. The tree is very well known to rural folk since ages in India. Its flowers, fruits, and oil obtained from seeds are eaten in various ways. The ‘corolla’ commonly called mahua flowers, are a rich source of sugar containing appreciable amount of vitamins and minerals. Fruit, a berry, is eaten as raw or cooked. Pulp is a good source of sugar, whereas dry husk makes a good source of absolute alcohol. Seed is a good source of oil. The linoleic, a major unsaturated fatty acid found in mahua oil, is used in reducing the cholesterol content in blood serum, making its oil quite useful for heart patients. Climate and soil Mahua prefers tropical and subtropical climate. It can withstand drought admirably. The trees of Ba...
8 comments
Read more