These insects are greenish-yellow. Its infants and adults suck the sap by staying on the lower surface of the leaves. Its outbreak occurs from March to September. The leaves turn yellow due to the sucking of the sap, and the edges turn upwards to form a cup. On heavy infestation, the leaves burn and wither and dry up.
Control:
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Before sowing the seeds, treat them with Thianova Super (Thiamethoxam 30% FS) @ 5 ml per kg of seed.
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If a problem is observed in standing crops, spray Thianova-25 ( Thiamethoxam 25% WG) @ 80 gm in 150-200 litres of water per acre.
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