Pest & Disease Control for your Crop
Leaf Hopper (Pyrilla)
Sugarcane
Symptoms
- Found gregariously on the under surface of the leaves where they suck up plant sap that causes yellowing and eventually drying of leaves.
- Photosynthesis is reduced resulting in the reduction of sucrose content of the juice by up to 30%.
- Under low infestation yellow patches appear on the leaves.
- Hoppers secrete a sweet substance called honey dew that coats the leaves and attracts a blackish fungus, which reduces photosynthesis resulting in yield loss.
Preventive Measures
Avoid late application of nitrogenous fertilizers. Removal and destruction of lower dried leaves.
Control Measures
Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Or
Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Or
Description
- Affects the crop at all stages in case of heavy rainfall followed by 70-80% humidity, intermittent drought periods, high temperature (26-30°C) and wind movement.
- Cane yield loss is about 28% while 1.6% unit loss in sugar content.