Symptoms of damage:

• Presence of white, cottony mealy bugs on the leaves and twigs
• Stunted growth

Identification of pest:

• Crawler: Yellowish to pale white in colour
• Adult: Females apterous, long, slender covered with white waxy secretion

Management:

• Spray FORS 25g/lit or neem oil 0.5% along with teepol 1 ml/lit
• Spray any following insecticides
• Phosphomidon 40 SL 2ml/lit
• Imidacloprid 80.5 SC 0.6 ml/lit
• Thiamethoxam 25 WSG 0.6 mg/lit