Okra / Bhindi (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)
Jassids or Leaf hopper(Amrasca biguttula)
Symptoms
- The attack is usually in the early stages of crop.
- Small, greenish leaf hoppers, nymphs and adults are found on the underside of the leaves
- The adults and the nymphs suck the cell sap from the leaves.
- As a result the leaves curl upwards along the margins and have a burnt look which extend over the entire leaf area
- The leaves dried up and shed and growth of the crop is retarded.
Management
- Spray neem garlic emulsion (20 ml neem oil + 20 gram garlic paste + 5 gram bar soap/Iitre of water).
- Spray Lecanicillium lecanii (synonym Verticillium lecanii) (20 g/litre of water).
Chemical Control
| Sl.No | Generic Name | Trade Name | Color code | Dosage/litre | Knapsack Sprayer (Capacity 10L) | Recommendation | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dosage/acre (200 L) | Dosage/hectare (500 L) | |||||||
| 1 | Dimethoate 30 EC | Nugor, Rogor, Tagor, Tara 909, Label colour | Yellow | 1.5 ml/ litre of water | 15 ml | 300 ml | 750 ml | - |
| 2 | Imidacloprid 17.8 SL | Crop mida, Agro mida Tata mida, Sensex, Confidor JK Imida, Seamer, Courage Maharaja, Shogun, Mantra Novastar, Imigro, Nagarjuna mida, Hillmida, Atom Imidacel, Imida Gold Anumida, Confident, Dharbhar, Admit, Josh/Guard Parrymida, Suzu, Jumbo Imidastar, Imidan, MediaVictor, Tropical Magik | Blue | 0.3 ml/ litre of water | 3 ml | 600 ml | 1500 ml | - |
| 3 | Dimethoate 30 EC | ACT 150, Actara, Click, Exaam, Krioxam, Maxima, Renova, Slayer, Suckgan, Tagsulf, Tagxone, Theme, Wonderex | Blue | 0.2 g/litre of water | 2 g | 40 g | 100 g | - |
Extremely Toxic
Highly Toxic
Moderately Toxic
