Management

  • Management should be done for insects and sooty moulds simultaneously. 
  • Controlling of insect by spraying systemic insecticides like Monocrotophos or methyl dematon
  • After that spray starch solution (1kg Starch/Maida in 5 litres of water. Boiled and dilute to 20 liters)
  • Starch dries and forms flake which are removed along with the fungus.