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| PEST OF TEA |
mAJOR pESTS |
| 1. Tea mosquito bug |
| 2. Mites |
| - Red spider mite |
| - Scarlet mite |
| - Purple mite |
| - Pink mite or orange mite |
| - Yellow mite |
| 3. Shot hole borer |
| 4. Sapling borer |
mINOR pESTS |
| 1. Flushworm |
| 2. Tea tortrix |
| 3. Tea leaf roller |
| 4. Scales |
| 5. Thrips |
| 6. Tea jassid |
| 7. Aphid |
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TEA :: MAJOR PEST :: TEA LEAF ROLLER
7. Tea leaf roller: Caloptilia theivora (Gracillariidae: Lepidoptera)
Second instar larvae mines the tender leaf and reaches leaf margin. Fourth instar larva rolls the leaves from tip downwards.Larva yellowish. Adult is a microlepidopteran with long antenna, golden iridescent patches in forewing and abdomen.
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Management
Spray NSKE 5 % or endosulfan 35 EC, phosalone 35 EC, chlorpyriphos 20 EC, dimethoate 30 EC, malathion 50 EC, phenthoate 50 EC 1000 ml with water 500 L per ha