Symptoms of damage:

• Infesting tender shoots and under surface of the leaves.
• Curling and crinkling of leaves
• Stunted growth
• Development of black sooty mould due to the excretion of honey dew

Identification of pest:

• Nymphs: Yellowish or greenish brown found on the undersurface of leaves.
• Adults: - are greenish brown, soft bodied and small insects

Management:

• Spray any one of the following insecticides (500 l spray fluid/ha)
• Acetamiprid 20 SP 1.5g/10l.
• Malathion 50EC 1.25 ml /l.
• Tolfenpyrad 15EC 2.0/l.
• Imidacloprid 200 SL at 100 ml/ha
• Methyl demeton 25 EC 500 ml/ha
• Dimethoate 30 EC 2.0 ml/l.
• Phosphamidon 40 SL 600 ml/ha.
• NSKE 5%
• Monitoring the activities of the alate adult by setting up yellow sticky traps