Pest & Disease Control for your Crop
Soybean Girdle beetle
Soybean
Symptoms
- 1.Incidence of Girdle beetle observe at seedling stage.
- 2.Presence of two circular cut on the branch or stem is characteristic symptom.
- 3.Larva enters into the stem and feed on the inner material by forming a tunnel in the stem and plant dries up.
- 4. In later stage plant cut at 20-25 cm above the ground.
Preventive Measures
Avoid excess use of Nitrogenous fertilizers.
Control Measures
Mix in 200 liters of water and spray
Or
Mix in 200 liters of water and spray
Or
Description
- Attack of insect begin in last week of July to first fortnight of August. Severe infestation on crop occurs in August and September month.
- Heavy incidence of pest may reduce the yield up to 40 percent.