Tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis theivora)
Damaging stage: Nymph and adult
Damaging symptoms: sap sucking, Reddish brown spot appear at the site of infection.
Identification
- Egg: laying in bud and axis on leaves often in the broken end of plucked
- Nymph: first emerged nymph wingless, looks like
- Adult: female- orange Male- black——- underside of leaves throughout the day.
Management
- Proper pruning, weeding and shading.
- Collect nymph and adult in insect sweeping net in early morning or everning.
- Apply chemical insecticide , Malathion 50% EC @2ml/lit