MANGO - DISEASES AND PESTS MANAGEMENT

MANGO

DISEASE:

1.ANTHRACNOSE

MANAGEMENT:

SPRAY: CARBENDAZIM OR TOPSIN M (0.1%) OR CHLOROTHALONIL(0.2 AT 14 DAYS INTERVAL UPTO HARVESTING)

BEFORE STORAGE: TREAT FRUITS WITH HOT WATER (50-55C) FOR 15MINUITS OR DIP IN THIOBENDAZOLE (1000PPM) FOR 5 MINUITS

PRUINING AND BURNING OF THE DISEASED TWIGS 

 

DISEASE:

2.POWDERY MILDEW

MANAGEMENT:

SPRAYING THE CROP WITH WETTABLE SULPHUR (TWICE OR THRICE) 80WP (0.2%) OR

CARBENDAZIM50WP (0.1%) OR CARTHANE 50WP(0.1%) OR TRIDEMORPH(CALIXIN)75EC(0.05%)

FIRST SPRAY BEFORE THE FLOWER OPENS AND SECOND SPRAY AFTER THE FRUIT SET

 

DISEASE:

3.DIE BACK

MANAGEMENT:

PRUINING AND BURNING OF THE INFECTED PART OF THE PLANT

SELECT THE SCION FROM HEALTHY AND DISEASED FREE PLANTS

SPRAYING: 1% BORDEAUX MIXTURE OR THROPHANATE METHYL (0.1%) AT FORTNIGHT INTERVAL IN RAINY SEASON

 

DISEASE:

4.PINK DISEASE(FUNGAL)

MANAGEMENT:

CUTTING AND REMOVAL OF THE AFFECTED BRANCHES

PROTECT THE CUT ENDS WITH THE COATING OF BORDEAUX PASTE

IT ALSO CAN BE CONTROLLED BY LIME SULPHUR AND OIL BASED COPPER

 

DISEASE:

5.STONE GRAFT MORTALITY

MANAGEMENT:

PROPER POTTING MIXTURE:

USE OF WELL DRAINED SOIL ALONG WITH FYM CONTAINT OF 3 : 1 RATIO

USE OF SIX PUNCHED HOLE POLYBAGS FOR WELL DRAINAGE

DRENCH WITH 0.1% EMISAN OR 1% BORDEAUX MIXTURE SOLUTION 50-100ML

AVOID THE GROWTH OF SCELEROTIUM IN THE SOIL

 

DISEASE:

6.SOOTY MOULD

MANAGEMENT:

USE OF SYSTEMIC INSECTISIDE : MONOCROTOPHOS OR METHYL DEMATION

SPRAY : STARCH SOLUTION IN PROPORTION OF (1KG STARCH / MAIDA / JACK SEED FLOUR IN 5LTR WATER ) BOIL THIS SOLUTION AND ADD 15 LTR OF WATER  AND THEN SPRAY 

 

DISEASE:

7.RED RUST (ALGAL)

MANAGEMENT:

SPRAY : BORDEAUX MIXTURE (1%) OR COPPER OXYCHLORIDE (0.25%) 

CLOSE PLANTATION OF THE CROP SHOULD BE AVOIDED

 

DISEASE:

8.LORANTHUS (PARTIAL STEM PARASITE)

MANAGEMENT:

APPLICATION OF 0.5% GLYPHOSATE AT THE POINT WHERE IT HAS BEEN SCRAPPED

SPRAY DISEL OIL EMULSION IN THE SOAP WATER 

PRUINING AND BURSTING OF THE INFESTED BRANCHES AND STEMS

 

DISEASE:

9.MANGO MALFORMATION

MANAGEMENT:

SPRAY : CARBENDAZIM 0.1%

SPRAY : NAPTHALENE ACETIC ACID 200PPM  (1ST WEEK OF OCTOBER)

USE OF DISEASE FREE PLANTING MATARIAL AND REGULAR PRUINING OF THE INFESTED PARTS OF THE PLANT

PESTS: 

1.MANGO STEM BORER

                                                                          

                                                                                

MANAGEMENT:

1.CUT AND DESTROY THE AFFECTED BRANCHES

2.USE BORERE SOLUTION (2 PARTS CS2 + 1 PART CHLOROFORM + 1 PART CREOSOTE OIL) OR CS2 OR ED/CT MIXTURE OR 

3.PETROL IN LIVE HOLES WITH SYRINGE AND SEAL ITB WITH MUD

PESTS:

2.THRIPS

                                                                                 

                                                                            

MANAGEMENT:

1.SPRAY : 0.03% DIMETHOATE OR 0.02 PHOSPHAMIDON

PESTS:

3.MANGO HOPPER OR JASSID

MANAGEMENT:

1.SPRAY : 0.04%DIMETHOATE OR 0.05% QUINOLPHOS OR 0.1% CARBARYL

NOTE : THE FIRST SPRAY SHOULD BE APPLIED BEFORE FLOWERING ON THE BARK AND FURTHER TWO SPRAY WHENEVER THE BUDS BEGIN TO SPROUTS

PESTS:

4.MANGO FRUIT FLY

MANAGEMENT:

1.SPRAY BAIT : (20ML MALATHION + 200G GUR + 20LIT WATER)

2.USE OF METHYL EUGENOL TRAP FOR THE CONTROL OF FRUIT FLY

3.REMOVAL AND DESTRUCTION OF FALLEN FRUITS 

4.SPRAY : 0.05%QUINOLPHOS OR 0.1% CARBARYL

PESTS:

5.MANGO STONE WEEVIL

MANAGEMENT:

1.SPRAY : KEROSINE OIL EMULSION AFTER HARVEST TO KILL THE ADULTS ON THE TRUNK

2.SPRAY : 0.1% MALATHION ON YOUNGER FRUITS

PESTS:

6.MEALY BUG

MANAGEMENT:

1.SPRAY : 0.04% MONOCROTOPHOS

2.SOIL APPLICATION : 2% METHYL PARATHION DUST (KILLS NEWLY EMMERGED NYMPHS)

3.PLOUG BELOW THE TREE 

4.USE OF STICKY BANDS