Shoot weevil: Alcidodes affaber

Symptoms of damage:

• Grub feed on stem and galls are formed in the stem and petiole
• Adults feed on leaf buds and terminal shoots

Identification of pest:

• Grubs - creamy yellow, apodous
• Adults - dark greyish brown with pale cross bands on elytra

Management:

• Soil application of Carbofuran 3 G at 30 kg/ ha on 20 DAS and earthed up.
• Basal application of FYM 25 t/ha or 250 kg/ha of neem cake.