Diseases
- Stem rot: Seed treatment withVitavax200@0.2-0.4% of seed wt.
- Anthracnose of capsules: Spray copper oxychloride.
- Black band
- Soft-rot: Spray 1% Bordeaux mixture or copper oxychloride.
- Seedling blight
- Root rot
- Stem gall
Insects
- Jute hairy caterpillar: Nuvacron 40EC/Diazinon 60EC applied @1.5ml/L water.
- Jute semi looper
- Jute mite: Kelthane 42EC/Ethion 46EC/Torque 50EC @1.5ml/L water or Thiovit 80 WP @3g/L water
- Jute stem weevil
- Red mite
- Jute stem girdler
- Root knot nematode
