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White fly
  • Nymph is greenish yellow and oval in outline
  • Adult is yellow body covered with a white waxy bloom
Scientific name
Bemisia tabaci
Symptoms
  • Chlorotic spots on the leaves , irregular yellowing
  • Premature defolination
Control
  • Remove alternate host, abutilon indicm
  • Set up yellow sticky trap
  • Spray phosalone 35 EC at 2.5 l/ha or quinalphos 25 EC at 2.0 l/ha or triazophos 40EC 20.
 

 
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