How do you get rid of Eriophyid mites?

How do you get rid of Eriophyid mites?

Spraying broad-spectrum insecticides only kills these necessary predatory mites. Therefore, tolerating some disfiguration and pimples on plant leaves is, in fact, an excellent pest management practice. If you wish, you can prune off the damaged plant parts and use a dormant oil to kill overwintering female mites.

How to control eriophyid mite in coconut?

Apply urea 1.3 kg, super phosphate 2.0kg and muriate of potash @ 3.5 kg/palm/year. Increased quantity is recommended to increase the plant resistance to the mite. Soil application of micro nutrients like, Borax 50 g + gypsum 1.0kg + Manganese sulphate 0.5 kg/palm/ year TNAU Micronutrient solution 200 ml/tree.

How do I keep bugs off my coconut tree?

Soak castor cake at 1 kg in 5 liters of water in small mud pots and keep them in the coconut gardens to attract and kill the adults. Apply the mixture of either neem seed powder + sand (1:2) @150 g per palm or neem seed kernel powder + sand (1:2) @150 g per palm in the base of the three inner most leaves in the crown.

How do I get rid of bugs on my coconut tree?

Swabbing with neem oil 5% once on the base and upto 2 m height of the trunk for effective control. Spray Copper sulphate 1 % or Cashew nut shell oil 80 % followed by Copper sulphate 1 % then neem oil 5 % and copper sulphate 1 %, then NSKE 20 % to preserve planted coconut leaves from the termite attack.

What are the common diseases of coconut?

Coconut: Diseases and Symptoms

• Bud rot.
• Stem bleeding.
• Leaf rot.
• Tanjore wilt.
• Root (wilt)
• IPM for Coconut.

What are the insect pest of coconut?

Scale insects, leaf miners, two-colored hispid beetles, spider mites, mealy bugs, aphids, and whiteflies suck the sap of the lower surface of the coconut leaves, resulting in the growth of sooty mold fungus on the honey dew excreted.

What insects eat coconut trees?

Coconut scale insects and mealybugs are sap-sucking pests that feed on sap found in plant cells while excreting toxins from their salivary glands. Leaves eventually turn yellow and die. These coconut palm tree insects can also spread to nearby fruit trees and cause significant damage.

What is algal spot?

Algal leaf spot is a foliar disease most commonly seen in warm humid climates or in greenhouses. The causal organism is Cephaleuros virescens, a green parasitic alga whose usual hosts are plants with leathery leaves such as cotoneasters, magnolias, hollies, rhododendrons and viburnums.

How do you control coconut pests?