The outbreak of maggot will increase in onions, this is how to protect

Onion maggot is a very small white colored insect and it causes a lot of damage to onion tubers.
In large tubers, 9 to 10 maggots attack simultaneously and make it hollow. Due to this, onion bulb rots completely.
Symptoms of its infestation appear as wilting and yellowing of leaves, after which the leaves start falling. Leaves may rot and plants may die as infestations progress.
Onion plants are most vulnerable during the seedling stage, and seedlings can be killed by larval feeding.
These insects can cause damage to the onion crop throughout the crop cycle, although they are widely known to frequently infect the crop during the vegetative stage.
If the attack of this pest occurs in the last stage of the crop, then due to this the possibility of storage rot problem increases.
To control maggots in Onion, use Caldan 4G (Cartap Hydrochloride) @ 7.5 kg/acre or Fax GR (Fipronil 00.30% GR) 8.0 kg/acre.

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Onion maggot is a very small white colored insect and it causes a lot of damage to onion tubers.

In large tubers, 9 to 10 maggots attack simultaneously and make it hollow. Due to this, onion bulb rots completely.

Symptoms of its infestation appear as wilting and yellowing of leaves, after which the leaves start falling. Leaves may rot and plants may die as infestations progress.

Onion plants are most vulnerable during the seedling stage, and seedlings can be killed by larval feeding.

These insects can cause damage to the onion crop throughout the crop cycle, although they are widely known to frequently infect the crop during the vegetative stage.

If the attack of this pest occurs in the last stage of the crop, then due to this the possibility of storage rot problem increases.

To control maggots in Onion, use Caldan 4G (Cartap Hydrochloride) @ 7.5 kg/acre or Fax GR (Fipronil 00.30% GR) 8.0 kg/acre.

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