Cultural Management

Planting of varieties having a close leaf sheath and are almost self-stripped inendemic areas of this pest.
A variety CO – 7706 has been found moderately tolerant to scales
Use resistant varieties like CO 439, CO 443, CO 453, CO 671, CO 691 and CO 692
Select and plant the scale insect free setts.
Keep the fields and bunds free from weeds.
Avoid water stagnation in the field for a longer period
Avoid repeated ratoons.
When the shoots have atleast 6-8 internodes, detrashing the basal 4-5 internodes ensuring that the top most detrashed node is free from scale insect (Before end of July).
Setts should be dipped in dichlorvos solution @ 1ml per lit of water