What is Jalebi disease in onion and garlic crop

  • It is a common disease in garlic crops caused by Thrips insect, this disease heavily harms garlic in its major stages.

  • This insect begins by scratching the garlic leaves with its mouth, and after scratching the delicate part of the leaves, it begins to sucks its cell sap . Thus it damages the plant by scratching and lapping.

  • Due to which the leaves start curling and gradually the effect of this problem increases more i.e. the leaves start taking the shape of jalebi. In this way the plant starts drying up gradually, hence the problem being known as Jalebi disease.

  • Use of the following products is necessary for the prevention of this disease.

  • Profenophos 50% EC @ 500 ml / acre or Acephate 75% SP @ 300 gm/acre or Lambda cyhalothrin 4.9% CS @ 250 ml/acre or Thiamethoxam 12.6% + Lambda cyhalothrin Spraying @ 9.5% ZC @ 80 ml/acre or Fipronil 40% + Imidacloprid 40% WG @ 40 gm/acre or Fipronil 5% SC @ 400 ml/acre or Acephate 50% + Imidacloprid 1.8% SP @ 400 gm/acre. 

  • Use Bavaria Bassiana @ 250 gm/acre as a biological treatment.

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