ROSE :: MINOR PEST :: FLOWER CHAFFER BEETLE
7. Flower chaffer beetle: Oxycetonia versicolor (Cetoniidae: Coleoptera)
Buds and flowers with irregular feeding marks. Adult beetles are red coloured with black marking. Fig Hand picking and destroying, spraying endosulfan 1.0 L in 500 L of water per ha keeps the pest under check.
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