Chemical management

  • Padding with monocrotophos 36 WSC 10 ml in 2.5 cm /tree soaked in absorbent cotton.
  • Then apply monocrotophos 36 WSC @ 10 to 20 ml/ hole
  • Apply carbofuran 3G @ 5 g per hole and plug with mud.
  • Swab coal tar + kerosene @ 1:2 or carbaryl 50 WP 20 g/ lit of water on the basal portion of the trunk up to 3 feet height
  • If infestations are severe then apply the copper oxychloride paste on the trunk of the tree.