Insect pest

a) Wooly aphid (Eriosoma laanigerum):

• Cause damage by Sucking of sap from arial parts and roots, results gall formation.
• Control can be done by treating nurseries with Carbofuran granules @60 kg/ha.
• Avoid spraying during summer when predators and parasitoids activity is high.
• Use aphid resistant rootstock MM Series such as MM111, MM118, MM119and M25 and Northern Spy.

b) San Jose Scale (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus):

• Infested fruits apper covered with wood ash.
• Cause damage by sucking sap from the stem, leaves, branches and even stems and result in death of plant.
• Spray chloropyriphos (0.02%) or phosphamidon (0.03%) for control.