White flies: Trialeurodes ricini

• Water soaked spots on the leaves which become yellow and dry up
• Leaves appear sickly and get coated with sooty mould
• Stunted plant growth, shedding of fruiting bodies 

Identification of the pest:

• Nymph: yellowish 

Management

• Whiteflies can be effectively attracted and controlled by yellow sticky traps, which are coated with grease/sticky oily materials
• Spray triazophos (2.5 ml/l) or acephate (2 ml/l)
• Spraying of any neem product (Neem oil 3% or NSKE 5%) with any sticky material