Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)
Pod bug(C.O: Riptortus pedestris)
Symptoms
- Suck the juice of unripe seeds from the green pods.
- Tender part gets shrivelled and later dries up.
- Black spots can be seen.
- Shedding of green pods.
Management
- Spray Lecanicillium lecanii (synonym Verticillium lecanii ) or Beauveria bassiana (20 g/litre of water).
