Passion fruits pests and their control
2 min readPassion Fruits Pests and their Control:
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| Pest | Pictorial Signs / Symptoms | Control measures | Dosage | Pre – harvest interval (days) | |
| Reds spider mitesBrevipalpus sp –Occur on lower leaf surface between the veins and cause leaves to dry. |  |
Uprooting and burning infested plants. Keep the field free of weeds | |||
| Mitac | 100ml/100L |
15 days |
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| Dynamec | 10ml/20L |
7 days |
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| Mealy bugs Planacoccus kenyae. These are stationary oval shaped, pinkish in colour and covered with waxy thread. |  |
Prune and destroy affected parts at the initial stage of infestation. | |||
| Remove and destroy heavily infested plants | |||||
| Karate | 20g/20L | 3 days | |||
| Fruit fly Ceratitis sp |  |
Decis | |||
| Bestox,fastac, | 30-50ml/20L | 7 days | |||
| The fly lays eggs on fruit and causes sunken brown spots .white maggots are found inside the fruit. | |||||
| Karate | 20g/20L | 3 days | |||
| Lebaycid | 120ml/201 | 21 days | |||
| Aphids Aphis sp |  |
Usually controlled by natural enemies. | |||
| Use of broad-spectrum pesticides | |||||
| Are green in colour and suck sap from tissues. They transmit viruses especially the woodiness virus. | |||||
| Decis | 30-50ml/201 | 7 days | |||
| Ripcord,sherpa,ambush | 100m/201 | 7 days | |||
| Karate | 20g/201 | 3 days | |||
| Bestox, fastac | 30-50ml/20L | 7 days | |||
| Thrips |  |
Avoidance of successive planting of susceptible crops. | |||
| Attacked plant parts shrivel, flowers & young fruits fall prematurely. Lesions on fruits and distortion of leaves and young shoots | Recommended pesticides such as | ||||
| Actara | 10g/20L | 14 days | |||
| Match | 25m/20L | 14 days | |||
| Dimethoate | 20m/20L | 21 days | |||
| Stink bug |  |
Hand pick and Kill | |||
| There are three types of stinkbugs observed in passion fruits in different areas. | |||||
| Green vegetable bug-Nezara viridula ,Yellow edge stink bug-Nezara pallidocorspasaand Brown stink bug-Boerias maculata | Chemicals like decis | ||||
| They feed by piercing and sucking young fruits. | |||||
| Pierced areas appear sunken and lowers fruit quality | |||||
| Nematodes |  |
-Rotate with Cassava, Cereals, Sweet Potato, Onions, Cabbage and Kale. | |||
| Are soil inhabitants causing formation of galls or knots on roots, yellowing of leaves , stunting and eventual wilting of the affected plants | -Use of Yellow Passion which has tolerant to Nematode for rootstocks. | 2g/hole at t/planting | |||
| -Use clean planting materials. | |||||
| -Field hygiene | |||||
| -Mocap | |||||
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