China Aster (Callistephus chinensis)
Mites (Tetranychus telarius)
Symptoms
- Appear as tiny, moving dots to the naked eye.
- Damage appears as a light stippling on leaves, followed by leaf yellowing or bronzing
- Dropping.
- Characteristic silken webbing can be seen.
- Prefer to feed on drought-stressed plants.
Management
- Spray the crop with water using a sprayer.
- Spray rice gruel water on under surface of leaves (1 cup rice gruel+1 cup water).
- Spray castor oil-soap emulsion or neem oil- garlic emulsion (20 ml neem/caster oil +20 gram garlic paste + 5 gram soap / 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 | Wettable sulphur 80 WP | Dhanusul 80 WP, Dhanusulf, Ganesulf, Insulf, Microsul, Sulfex, Sulfix 80 WP, Sulfex80, Tagsulf, Thiovit, Wettasul | Green | 3 g/ litre of water | 30 g | 600 g | 1500 g | |
Extremely Toxic
Highly Toxic
Moderately Toxic
