CSA Xpert
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Sucking pests
Grain midge (Contarinia sorghicola)
Identification Symptoms
Identification Symptoms
Nymphs and adult suck the juice from within the grains when they are in the milky stage
Grains shrink and turn black in colour and ill filled (or) chaffy
Presence of large number of nymphs and adults are seen on the ear head