Chemical management
- Spray
fenitrothion 50 EC @ 2 lit /ha (1000 lit spray fluid)
- Spray thiamethoxam 25
WG @ 125g/ha, 750 litres of spray fluid.
- Foliar sprays with
quinalphos 2ml/l against young nymphs and fenitrothion 1 ml/lit against
puparia are effective measures.
- Spraying acephate 2g per lit of water. The spray has to be repeated after a month to kill the nymphs emerging from eggs
- Application of chlorpyriphos 20EC @ 1250 lit spray fluid by using hand sprayer