What are the measures to control the white grub before sowing of cotton crop

White grubs as the name suggests are white colored insects that live as a grub in a field whose dormancy period is in the winter.
They initially damage cotton plant roots. Symptoms of white grub include a complete withering of the plant or stunting of the plant resulting in the plant dying.
For control of this insect , in the month of June and July,use Metarhizium culture (kalichakra) along with FYM (2 kg + 50-75 kg) per acre for control of white grub
But if infestation of white grub is visible even in the immature stage of cotton crop, then chemical treatment can also be done to control this pest.
use FENPROPATHRIN 10% EC 10% EC @ 500 ml / acre, CLOTHIANIDIN 50.00% WG @ (Dantotsu) 100 g / acre as soil mix.

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White grubs as the name suggests are white colored insects that live as a grub in a field whose dormancy period is in the winter.

They initially damage cotton plant roots. Symptoms of white grub include a complete withering of the plant or stunting of the plant resulting in the plant dying.

For control of this insect , in the month of June and July,use Metarhizium culture (kalichakra) along with FYM (2 kg + 50-75 kg) per acre for control of white grub

But if infestation of white grub is visible even in the immature stage of cotton crop, then chemical treatment can also be done to control this pest.

use FENPROPATHRIN 10% EC 10% EC @ 500 ml / acre, CLOTHIANIDIN 50.00% WG @ (Dantotsu) 100 g / acre as soil mix.

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