How to control mealybug in soybean crop

Mealybug is a type of sucking insect that attacks leaves or twigs and sucks its sap.
This insect is like white cotton, the adults of this insect affect the growth or development of the crop or plant by sucking the essential nutrients from a large number of plants.
Mealybugs form a waxy layer on the stems, branches and under the leaves of soybeans by forming a large number of clusters.
It releases a large amount of honeydew on which black sooty mold accumulates.
Affected plants appear weak due to which the fruiting capacity is reduced.
For the control of this pest use Thiamethoxam 12.6% + Lambda Cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC @ 80 ml/acre or Fipronil 40% + Imidacloprid 40% WG @ 40 gm/acre.
Use Bavaria bassiana @ 250 gm /acre as a biological treatment.
Neem oil 10000 ppm can be sprayed @ 200 ml per acre.

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Mealybug is a type of sucking insect that attacks leaves or twigs and sucks its sap.

This insect is like white cotton, the adults of this insect affect the growth or development of the crop or plant by sucking the essential nutrients from a large number of plants.

Mealybugs form a waxy layer on the stems, branches and under the leaves of soybeans by forming a large number of clusters.

It releases a large amount of honeydew on which black sooty mold accumulates.

Affected plants appear weak due to which the fruiting capacity is reduced.

For the control of this pest use Thiamethoxam 12.6% + Lambda Cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC @ 80 ml/acre or Fipronil 40% + Imidacloprid 40% WG @ 40 gm/acre.

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

Neem oil 10000 ppm can be sprayed @ 200 ml per acre.

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