Pest & Disease Control for your Crop
Leaf Hopper
Brinjal
Symptoms
- Nymphs and adults suck cell sap from ventral side of leaf and inject toxins into the plant tissues and cause reduction in size of leaves, shortened petioles, excessive growth of branches general stunting of plants, conversion of floral parts into leafy structures and give the plants a bushy appearance.
- Fruiting is rare.
- The adults are small light brown leaf hoppers having bright yellow marks on its thorax.
- It is a vector of little leaf of brinjal.
Preventive Measures
Control Measures
Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Or
Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Or
Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Or
Description
- Sucking pests like leaf hoppers cause severe damage to the crop particularly during early vegetative growth stage. about 70-92 per cent loss in yield of brinjal. Leaf hopper occur at the presence of 22-23˚C average temperature and 69.0 per cent relative humidity. 55-65 days and 40-50 days after planting during winter and summer respectively.