Symptoms of damage:

• Chlorotic spots on the leaves which latter coalesce forming irregular yellowing of leaf tissue
• Severe infestation results in premature defoliation
• Development of sooty mould
• Vector of cassava mosaic virus

Identification of pest:

• Nymph: Greenish yellow, oval in outline
• Adult: Minute insects with yellow body covered with a white waxy bloom

Management:

• Remove alternate host: Abutilon indicum
• Set up yellow sticky trap
• Spray any one of the following
• Phosalone 35 EC @2.5 l/ha
• Quinalphos 25 EC @ 2.0 l/ha
• Triazophos 40 EC 2.0 l/ha