MEALY BUG IN GUAVA( పిండి నల్లి)

Mealy bugs are sucking pest found in warmer growing climates, mealybugs are soft-bodied, wingless insects that often appear as white cottony masses on the leaves, stems and fruit of guava

The female lays the eggs in groups which lie under its body. Fecundity ranges from 109 to 185 during a oviposition period of 20-29 days. Incubation period is about 3-4 hours Nymphs

Nymphs and adults remain clustering upon the terminal shoots, leaves and fruits and suck the sap which Results in Yellowing, withering and drying of plants or shedding of fruits etc.

Formation of sooty mould due to honey dew excretion. In dry weather they may move down below ground and inhabit the roots.

MEALY BUG IN GUAVA( పిండి నల్లి) MANAGEMENT:

Cultural practices

• Pruning and destruction of the infested twigs.

• The branches that are touching the ground to be cut and destroyed Periodical raking of basins

Application of balanced dose of fertilizers especially

Arranging the polythene sheet around the stem.

• Biological practices
•  predators Chrysoperla carnea
•  Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
•  Pullus sp.     suppress the natural population.

MEALY BUG IN GUAVA( పిండి నల్లి) CHEMICAL PRACTICES:

 Avoid spraying methyl parathion, carbaryl, monocrotophos, dimethoate, methyldemeton, quinalphos, diazinon, malathion etc as they are toxic to predators.

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