CSA Xpert

• Spray any one of the following plant products alone or in combination with the recommended dose of insecticide (at 2 ml/l of water)

       - Acetamiprid20% SP 100 g/ha

      - Chlorpyriphos 20% EC 1250 ml/ha

•        In the early stages with high volume sprayer, use a gooseneck nozzle to cover the under surface of the foliage to get good control of the pest. If high volume sprayers are not available, 375 litres of spray fluid may be used per hectare for application in the low volume motorised knapsack mist blower

•        The use of synthetic pyrethroids should be discouraged

•        Fenvalerte and deltamethrin cause resurgence of whiteflies, so avoid repeated spraying of pyrethroids

•        The plant protection measures should be adopted on a community basis in a specified cotton area