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Opium Popy

Cutworm

Symptoms of damage

Larva cut younger plant at the base above the ground level.
Larva remains concealed in cracks in the ground and active at night.

Identification of pest

Larva is dark brown with red coloured head.

Adult – brown in colour and dark colour spots on the wings

Management

Hand pick the caterpillars and destroy
Spray NSKE 5%
Poison bait with rice bran, jiggery and carbaryl can be used

Aphid

Symptoms of damage

Nymphs and adult suck the sap on leaves.

Identification of pest

Adult: yellowish green rarely reddish

Management

Spray neem oil 0.5% (or) NSKE 5%
Encourage natural enemies like coccinellid beetle

Capsule Borer

Symptoms of damage

It feeds on flower heads and seeds of flower heads.

Identification of pest

Larva is greenish with dark brown grey lines along the sides of body.

Adult moth is medium size; brown with ‘V’ shaped speck and dull black border on the hindwing.

Management

Hand picking of the larvae.
Use of pheromone traps at 12/ha.
Spray NPV 250 LE / ha.
Use of Bt spray formulation at 2g/2ml per litre of water
Use of egg parasitoids Trichogramma chilonis at 5cc/ha