Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

Pod bug(C.O: Riptortus pedestris)

Symptoms

  • Suck the juice of unripe seeds from the green pods.
  • Tender part gets shrivelled and later dries up.
  • Black spots can be seen.
  • Shedding of green pods.

Management

  • Spray Lecanicillium lecanii (synonym Verticillium lecanii) or Beauveria bassiana (20 gram/litre of water).