Symptoms of mites: – These pests are small in size and are usually red/white in color and like to attack soft parts of chilli crop like leaves, flower buds, and twigs.
Plants infected with mites have visible webs on them. This pest saps the juice of tender parts of the plant which weakens it, making the leaves curl affecting the growth of the plant and eventually causing the plant to die.
Management: – For control of Mites in chilli crop, spraying of PROPARGITE 57%EC 57% EC @ 400 ml / acre or SPIROMESIFEN 22.9% SC @ 200 ml / acre or ABAMECTIN 1.9 % EC@ 150 ml / acre.