Cultural management

  •       Hand picking is effective as the beetles are sluggish during the morning hours.
  •        If the area is small collection and destroying the egg masses, which can be spotted easily is the best method.
  •        Egg parasitoid Tetrastichus ovularum, larval parasitoid Ugameno ni suppress the population during March – July
  •        Organic compounds of plant origin are effective.
  •        Shake plants to dislodge grubs, pupae and adults and destroy them
  •        Conserve natural enemies in brinjal ecosystem