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Crop Protection :: Gladiolus

Mirid bug:  Lygus lineolaris 

Symptom of damage

  • Bugs - puncture the terminal shoot below the flower bud and inject toxic saliva
  • Flower drop occurs
Identification of the pest
  • Nymphs are greenish. 
  • Adult bugs are mottled yellowish or reddish brown with flat, oval bodies
Management
  • Destroy the weeds in the vicinity of the crop.
  • Spray dimethoate 30 EC or  methyl demeton 25 EC 2ml/lit of water before flowering.
Adult Mirid bug,  Lygus lineolaris

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