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Crop Protection :: Pests of Mango

Inflorescence midge 

Symptoms of damage
  • Maggots attack the inflorescence stalk, flowers and small developing fruits
  • Maggot bore into the bud and feeds on inner content
  • Buds fail to open and drop down
Identification of pest
  • Larva - A maggot light yellowish colour and moults three times.
  • Adult i) a Dasineura amaramanjarae: Orange red
    ii) b. Erosomyia indica: Yellowish fly
    iii) c. Procystiphora mangiferae: Light orange fly
Management
  • Remove and destroy affected flowers and tender shoots
  • Spray dimethoate 30 EC @ 0.06%, methyl demeton 25 EC @0.05%
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