Chemical management

  • Prepare methyl eugenol and malathion 50 EC mixture at 1:1 ratio to trap and kill the adults (take 10 ml mixture/ trap).
  • Spray inseciticides: malathion 50 EC 0.05%
  • Bait spray by combining molasses or jaggery 10g /lit and one of the insecticides viz., malathion 50 EC 2 ml/lit or dimethoate 30 EC 1ml/lit, two rounds at fortnight interval before ripening of fruits.