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It is a small deciduous tree
attaining 2 to 6 m in height having oblong or ovate
leaves with a shining surface. The production of
this fruit has attracted several growers for its low
cultivation cost, drought tolerance and export
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and make pomegranate cultivation profitable.
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Pest Management & Diagnosis!
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Pomegranate butterfly,
Deudorix isocrates (Fab.) |
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Symptoms :
The conspicuous symptoms of
damage are offensive smell and excreta of caterpillars
oozing out of the entry holes, with the excreta found
stuck. The
affected fruits eventually fall down.
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Remove and destroy all the affected fruits (fruits
with exit holes).
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Control:
- Spray Decamethrin @
1ml/litre at the time when more than 50% fruits have
set. Repeat after two weeks with carbaryl @ 4 g/L or
Fenvalerate @ 1ml/litre in non-rainy season.
Quinalphos @ 2.5ml/litre is also effective. The
number of sprays depends on severity of infestation.
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Remove flowering weeds especially of compositae family.
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