Tuberose (Poliantha tuberosa)
Aphids (aphis craccivora)
Symptoms
- Occur in large numbers as colonies associated with ants.
- Suck plant sap.
- Distorted leaves, buds, branch tips, and flowers are seen
- Distorted leaves, buds, branch tips, and flowers are seen
- Excrete sweet, sticky honeydew onto the leaves below allows a sooty mold to grow, which, blocks light from leaves.
Management
- Place yellow sticky (castor oil coated) traps to attract and catch the insects.
- Spray neem garlic emulsion (20 ml neem oil + 20 gram garlic paste + 5 gram bar soap/litre of water).
- Spray Lecanicillium lecanii (synonym Verticillium lecanii ) (20 g/litre of water) or Beauveria bassiana(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 | Malathion 50 EC | Agromala, Agromala Malathion, Celthion, Hilmala, Kthion, Malaacid, Simala Milthion, Tagthion, Malamar, Thisol | BLue | 1 ml/ litre of water | 10 ml | 200 ml | 500 ml | |
Extremely Toxic
Highly Toxic
Moderately Toxic
