Pest & Disease Control for your Crop
Shoot borer
Turmeric
Symptoms
- The larvae bore into shoot and feed on internal part.
- Resulting in yellowing and drying of leaves.
- Central shoot dries.
Preventive Measures
Control Measures
Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
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Description
- Shoot borer damage to the crop during all growth stage.
- The pest population is higher in the field during September-October.
- The pest is most active from July to October.
- Favorable conditions: Temperature range 30-33 °C and relative humidity range 60-90 % .
- Yield loss caused by the pest indicated that when 50 per cent of the pseudostem in a clump was affected, there was reduction of 38g of yield per clump. .
