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The maggot of this insect lives inside the white-coloured stem. The adult insect is shiny black in size of two km.
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The female of this pest lays yellow-coloured eggs on the leaves. From which the maggots enter the stem making holes by piercing the leaves’ veins and making the stem hollow.
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Due to this, the leaves appear yellow in the initial stage of the plant. Later the whole plant turns yellow
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To control stem fly, use Novalaxam (Lambdacylothrin 9.5% + Thiomethaxom 12.9% Z \C) 50 ml per acre or Cover (Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC) 60 ml per acre.
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