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Mealy bug (Drosicha mangiferae)
- Nymphs and adults puncture, suck sap from tender parts; reduce vigour; destroy inflorescence; cause fruit drop; ; female adults hibernate in soil
- Excrete sweet sticky substance, facilitating development of sooty mold
Integrated management
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Ploughing of orchard in November-December
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Polyethylene (400 gauge) banding of tree trunk above 30cm from ground
level and application of 1.5 per cent chlorpyriphos dust @ 250g/tree around tree trunk in December
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If nymphs have ascended the tree, spray carbosulfan (0.05%) or dimethoate (0.06%) before flowering.
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