Jassids: Empoasca flavescens

Symptoms of damage:

• Leaf margins become yellow
• Curling of leaf edges and leaves turn red or brown
• Leaves dry up and shed 

Identification of the pest:

• Nymph: green coloured
• Adult: green wedge shaped insect 

Management:

• Seed treatment with imidacloprid or carbosulfan protects the crop from all sucking pests including jassids for about a month.
• Spray dimethoate (0.05%). Repeat spray if required after a fortnight.