CHILLIES :: MINOR PEST :: GREEN PEACH APHID

3. Green peach aphid: Myzus persicae (Aphididae: Hemiptera)
         Leaves get curled and crinkled coated with honeydew and sooty mould. Plants remain stunted. Adult is mostly yellow in colour.

Management

• Treat 1.0 kg seeds with Imidacloprid 70WS 10- 15 g
• Spray methyl demeton 25 EC or dimethoate 500 ml or neem based formulations 0.5 -1.0 L or Imidacloprid 70 WS 500-1000 ml or  Imidacloprid 17.8 SL  125-250 ml or Fipronil 5 SC 800-1000 ml or Imidacloprid 17.8 SL 125-250 ml