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PESTS OF SORGHUM :: Minor Pests :: Flea Beetle


15. Flea beetle: Cryptocephalus schestedii, Monolepta signata (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera)

Damage symptoms: It makes small holes on the leaves.

Bionomics: Black beetle with long antennae and four pale yellow spots on elytra.

Management: Spray endosulfan  35 EC 1.0 L  in 750 L of water