Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)
Red Spider Mite (Tetranychus spp.)
Symptoms
- Pest suck sap from leaves
- White speckles, leading to yellowish bleaching of leaves with profuse webbing on the under surface.
Management
- Spray the crop with water
- Spray rice gruel water on the under surface (1 cup rice gruel + 1 cup soap water)
- Spray neem oil garlic emulsion 20 ml/l
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 | Dicofol 18.5 EC | Hilfol Starkel, Klin, Tag fol, Tiktoc | Blue | 3 ml/litre of water | 30 ml | 600 ml | 1500 ml | In case of severe infection, spray |
| 2 | Spiromesifen 22.9 SC | Oberon, Voltage | Blue | 0.8 ml/litre of water | 8 ml | 160 ml | 400 ml | - |
| 3 | Wettable Sulphur 80 WP | Wettasul, Dhanusul 80% sulphur WP Ganesulf, Tagsulf, Sulfix 80 WP Sulfex 80, Microsul, Thiovit, Dhanusulf, Insulf, Sulfex | Green | 3 gram/litre of water | 30 g | 600 g | 1500 g | - |
Extremely Toxic
Highly Toxic
Moderately Toxic
