Cotton jassid ( Amrasca biguttaula, Cicadellidae, Homoptera )

Damaging stage: Nymph and Adult

Symptoms of damage ;

• Leaves turns pale then rust develop at edge
• Leaf curl down, dry and fall

Identification

• Egg : pale green, cluster,laying egg in the soft plant
• Larvae : green color , smaller than adult in
• Adult : yellowish green or white balck spot on the forwings.

Management

• Predatory bug likr lady bird beetle and
• Seed treatment (imidachlopride 70 WS @10g/kg seed) at the time of sowing .
• Apply dimethoate 400ml/acre at the time of high infestation, no more than

Note : imidaclhopride and dimethoate can have non target effect.