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Spotted bollworm (Earias vittella)
Cotton

Symptoms

  • Caterpillars bores into top tender shoot, the portion of the shoot above the damage withers, droops and dries up.
  • When the squares and bolls begin to develop, these caterpillars move from the shoots and start damaging bolls by making conspicuous holes into them.
  • The squares and small bolls injured by the larvae drop away from the plants.
  • The infested bolls, which are not shed and destroyed by the larvae eating the seeds and filling them with excrement. Such affected bolls may open prematurely and badly.

Preventive Measures

Use trap crops such as bajra, maize, jawar and Hibiscus.

Control Measures

Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Dosage: 100.0 gram / acre
Dhanuka Em1 Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG (em1)
Dhanuka Em1 Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG (em1)
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Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Dosage: 400.0 ml / acre
PI Roket Profenofos 40% + Cypermethrin 4% EC Insecticide
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Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Dosage: 500.0 ml / acre
Dr. Bacto's Meta, Bio Insecticide
Dr. Bacto's Meta, Bio Insecticide
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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)
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Description

  • Caterpillars enter young shoots before the flower bud formation. After the square and boll formation, the infestation is noticed on these parts also. About 50-60 percent loss of seed cotton is attributable to bollworms.

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