Crop development stage |
Pest |
Nature of damage |
Control strategy |
.....Nursery |
Aphids |
Feeding results into yellow leaf tips and leaf curl. |
Drench with Actara 25WG at 40g/seedbed of 30m 2 |
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Whiteflies |
Leaf chlorosis, leaf withering, premature dropping of leaves followed by death of the plant if heavy infestations occur |
Drench with Actara 25WG at 40g/seedbed of 30m 2 |
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Leaf hoppers |
Cupping of the leaf downwards followed by yellowing of the margins |
Drench with Actara 25WG at 40g/seed bed of 30m 2 |
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Cutworms |
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Spray Karate 5 CS at 30 mls in 15lt sprayer. |
.Field |
Aphids |
Feeding results into yellow leaf tips.
Leaves curl as juices are sucked out. Black sooty appearance may be observed
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Drench Actara 25WG in the nursery at 200g/100m 2 three weeks after planting then repeat one week before transplanting >
Or
Field drench with Actara 25WG at 400g/ha |
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Whiteflies |
Leaf chlorosis, leaf withering, premature dropping of leaves. mealy appearance observed due to the small particles of wax it secretes.
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Drench Actara 25WG in the nursery at 200g/100m 2 three weeks after planting then repeat one week before transplanting
Or
Field drench with Actara 25WG at 400g/ha
Or
Foliar application of Actara 25WG at 200g/ha |
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Tobacco budworm |
Damage of leaves, the growing point of the plant and flower buds leading to pre-mature production of suckers |
Karate 5 CS at 200mls/ha as foliar spray |
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Tobacco Suckers |
Development of suckers after topping |
Drench with 1.7lts of Prime + soon after topping |
