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Pink bollworm
Cotton

Symptoms

  • The caterpillars feed on flower buds, flowers and bore into bolls.
  • When they bore into flower buds, they feed on developing anther and style and occasionally on ovary. When they are found in flowers, the flowers do not open and give rosette appearance.
  • The young bolls when attacked, bolls shed after a few days, but the larger bolls remain on the plant.
  • Seeds are destroyed and lint gets stained.
  • The aperture through which they make their entry into the boll is closed and it becomes difficult to differentiate between a healthy and infested boll.

Preventive Measures

Use pheromone trap @ 5/Ac to monitor the adult moth activity. Dispose off the crop residues as soon as harvest is over.
Install in the field
Dosage: 6.0 Units / acre
S.K.Agrotech-Pink Bollworm Lure  & Funnel Trap
S.K.Agrotech-Pink Bollworm Lure & Funnel Trap
₹531₹60012% Off
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Control Measures

Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Dosage: 100.0 ml / acre
Bayer Belt Expert
Bayer Belt Expert
₹1209₹140014% Off
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Or
Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Dosage: 150.0 ml / acre
Dhanuka Superkiller( Cypermethrin 25% EC) Insecticide
Dhanuka Superkiller( Cypermethrin 25% EC) Insecticide
₹223₹2418% Off
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Or
Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Dosage: 500.0 ml / acre
Dr. Bacto's Brave - Beauveria Bassiana, Bio Pesticide
Dr. Bacto's Brave - Beauveria Bassiana, Bio Pesticide
₹249₹49951% Off
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Or
Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Dosage: 1.0 Units / acre
Cotton Suraksha Kit - Bollworm (65-120 days)
Cotton Suraksha Kit - Bollworm (65-120 days)
₹899₹167047% Off
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Description

  • After the square and boll formation, the infestation is noticed on these parts also. Yield loss due to this pest is 20 to 40 % In cotton seed yield.

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