White grubs as the name suggests are white coloured 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 June and July, use Metarhizium culture [Kalichakra] and FYM [2 kg + 50-75 kg] per acre for control of white grub.
But if an infestation of white grub is visible even in the immature stage of the cotton crop, then chemical treatment can also be done to control this pest.
Use Fenpropathrin 10% EC [Danitol] @ 500 ml / acre, Clothianidin 50.00% WG @ [Dantotsu] 100 gm / acre as soil mix.
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