Yellow mite: Polyphagotarsonemus latus

• Yellow mite is a polyphagous pest attacking tomato, cinchona, cotton, pulses, potato, chillies etc.

Symptoms of attack and nature of damage

• Mite is seen on young leaves especially the top two to three leaves and the bud.
• Affected leaves become rough and brittle and corky lines
• Downward curling
• Intermodes get shortened,
• Shoots - stunted and deformed.

Identification of the pest                                                              

• Male mites are small and white to pale yellow in colour.
• Females are yellowish and bigger than the males.
• Yellow mites are active and fast moving mite.

Management

• Spray dicofol 18EC 2 ml/lit or ethion 50 EC 2 ml/lit
• Application of wettable sulphur 80 WP 2g/lit using hand operated sprayer.