Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata)
Serpentine leaf miner (Liriomyza trifolii)
Symptoms
- The characteristic symptoms are serpentine mines on leaves.
- Drying and dropping of leaves occurs in severe cases.
- The damage is severe in dry weather conditions.
Management
- Grow castor, tomato or marigold as a trap crop.
- Use yellow sticky traps or cards (10 no/acre).
- Conserve predators such as lacewings, lady beetles, spiders, fire ants etc.
- Spray Neem Seed Kernal Extract (50 gram/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 | Cyantraniliprole 10.26% OD | Benevia | Green | 2 ml/ litre of water | 20 ml | 400 ml | 1000 ml | - |
| 2 | Imidacloprid 70 WG | Admire, Apache R-Bullet, Chemida, Cohigan Royal, Dzire, Tagmyre | Yellow | 0.1 g/ litre of water | 1 g | 20 g | 50 g | - |
Extremely Toxic
Highly Toxic
Moderately Toxic
