Tea Mosquito Bug

Tea mosquito bug Sc: Helopeltis theivora ( Miridae: Heteroptera) Brief: http://www.teaboard.gov.in/pdf/notice/plant_protection_code.pdf http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sci-tech-and-agri/control-of-mosquito-tea- bug/article3225644.ece Cultural measures of control : Eradicating the known alternate host plants in the vi cinity Trimming the low branches of shade trees Checking weed growth Raising trap crops/barriers, in the boundary Biocontrol: In case of damage, remove the affected twigs, and give a spray of biocides cocktail of Beauveria, Pseudomonas, Verticillium/Paecilomyces, at 5 kg each per hectare twice at 10-15 days' interval. Intermittent spray of Panchagavya http://www.scopemed.org/?mno=2235 and http://link.springer. com/article/10.1007%2Fs 10340-009-0280-y Different azadirachtin concentrations were evaluated at different doses against the H. theivora to find out the variations of its bioefficacy.

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