Insect management in watermelon

  • Most of the farmers have planted watermelon crops in their  fields.
  • Watermelon crop is still in the early stage of germination due to which insect pests in watermelon crop are more visible.
  • In the early growth phase, leaf miner, sucking  pests attack on  watermelon crops .
  • To control, use Thiamethoxam 12.6% + lambda cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC @ 80 ml/acre or Fipronil 40% + Imidacloprid 40% WG @ 40 gram/acre or Abamectin 1.9% EC @ 150 ml/acre.
  • Use Beauveria Bassiana@ 250 gram/acre as a biological treatment.
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