AESA BASED IPM Package

BROCCOLI

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 Important Natural Enemies of Broccoli Insect & Mite Pests

Parasitoids Plants Suitable for Ecological Engineering in

Broccoli Field

Microgaster spp. Hyposoter spp. Lespesia spp.

Alfalfa Sunflower Ocimum spp.

Microplitis spp. Brachymeria euploeae Diadegma insulare

Cosmos Spearmint Mustard

Predators

Marigold Carrot Castor

Robber fly Red ant Ladybird beetle

Cowpea Buckwheat Maize

Spider Praying mantis Black drongo

The AESA based IPM – Broccoli, was compiled by the NIPHM working group under the Chairmanship of
Dr. Satyagopal Korlapati, IAS, DG, NIPHM, and guidance of Shri Utpal Kumar Singh, IAS. JS (PP). The package was
developed taking into account the advice of experts listed below on various occasions before finalization.

NIPHM Working Group:

Chairman : Dr. Satyagopal Korlapati, IAS, Director General
Vice-Chairmen : Dr. S.N. Sushil, Plant Protection Advisor
: Dr. P. Jeyakumar, Director (PHM)
Core Members:
1. Er. G. Shankar, Joint Director (PHE), Pesticide Application Techniques Expertise.
2. Dr. O.P. Sharma, Joint Director (A & AM), Agronomy Expertise.
3. Dr. Dhana Raj Boina, Assistant Director (PHM), Entomology Expertise.
4. Dr. Satish Kumar Sain, Assistant Director (PHM), Pathology Expertise.
5. Shri D. Chattopadhyay, Assistant Director (PHM), Entomology Expertise.

Other members:
6. Dr. B.S. Sunanda, Assistant Scientific Officer (PHM), Nematology Expertise.

Contributions by DPPQ&S Experts:

1. Shri Ram Asre, Additional Plant Protection Advisor (IPM)
2. Shri R. Murali, Deputy Director (Entomology)
3. Dr. Sanjay Arya, Deputy Director (Plant Pathology)
4. Dr. Subhash Kumar, Deputy Director (Weed Science)

Contributions by External Experts:

1. Dr. Jaydeep Halder, Scientist (Entomology); ICAR-IIVR, Post bag No.1, Post office Jakhini, Shahanshapur,
Varanasi-221305, UP.
2. Dr. V.K. Kalra, HOD (Entomology), CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, Haryana
3. Director of Research, CSK, Himachal Pradesh Krishi, Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur.
4. The Director, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta lake Post, Bangalore-560089
5. Director of Research, Navsari Agricultural University, Eru Char Rasta, Dandi Road, Navsari-396450 (Gujarat)
6. Director of Research, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli-415712, Dist-Ratnagiri.
7. Director of Research, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana
8. Directorate of Experiment Station, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Pantnagar-263145, Dist.
Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand, India)
9. Dr. S.K. Panda, Professor & Head, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Odhisha University of
Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar-751003
10. Dr. K.C. Sahu, Professor & Head, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Odhisha University of
Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar-751003
11. Dr. S.N. Mohapatra, Professor & Head, Department of Nematology, College of Agriculture, Odhisha University
of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar-751003
12. Dr. Jayalaxmi Ganguli, Asst. Professor (Entomology), IGKV, Raipur (CG) 492 012
13. Dr. Narendra Lakpale, Asst. Professor (Plant Pathology), IGKV, Raipur (CG) 492 012.
14. Director of Research, SKUASST, Kashmir, Shalimar-190025
Citation Satyagopal, K., S.N. Sushil, P. Jeyakumar, G. Shankar, O.P. Sharma,
D.R. Boina, S.K. Sain, D. Chattopadhyay, B.S. Sunanda, Ram Asre, R.
Murali, Sanjay Arya, Subhash Kumar, Jaydeep Halder, V.K. Kalra,
S.K. Panda, K.C. Sahu, S.N. Mohapatra, Jayalaxmi Ganguli and
Narendra Lakpale. 2015. AESA based IPM package for Broccoli.
pp 44.

Front cover picture Model AESA chart for Broccoli

Back cover picture Broccoli Field

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 अपर सचिव Avinash K Srivastava
Additional Secretary
भारत सरकार Government of India
कृ षि मं त्रालय Ministry of Agriculture
(कृ षि एवं सहकािरता विभाग) (Department of Agriculture & Cooperation)
कृ षि भवन, नई िदल्ली - 110001 Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 001

FOREWORD

Intensive agricultural practices relying heavily on chemical pesticides are a major cause of wide spread ecological
imbalances resulting in serious problems of insecticide resistance, pest resurgence and pesticide residues. There
is a growing awareness world over on the need for promoting environmentally sustainable agriculture practices.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a globally accepted strategy for promoting sustainable agriculture. During
last century, IPM relied substantially on economic threshold level and chemical pesticides driven approaches.
However, since the late 1990s there is conscious shift to more ecologically sustainable Agro-Eco System Analysis
(AESA) based IPM strategies. The AESA based IPM focuses on the relationship among various components of
an agro-ecosystem with special focus on pest-defender dynamics, innate abilities of plant to compensate for
the damages caused by the pests and the influence of abiotic factors on pest buildup. In addition, Ecological
Engineering for pest management - a new paradigm to enhance the natural enemies of pests in an agro-
ecosystem is being considered as an important strategy. The ecological approach stresses the need for relying on
bio intensive strategies prior to use of chemical pesticides.

Sincere efforts have been made by resource personnel to incorporate ecologically based principles and field
proven technologies for guidance of the extension officers to educate, motivate and guide the farmers to adopt
AESA based IPM strategies, which are environmentally sustainable. I hope that the AESA based IPM packages
will be relied upon by various stakeholders relating to Central and State government functionaries involved in
extension and Scientists of SAUs and ICAR institutions in their endeavour to promote environmentally sustainable
agriculture practices.

Date : 6.3.2014 (Avinash K. Srivastava)

 सं युक्त सचिव
Joint Secretary
भारत सरकार Government of India
कृ षि मं त्रालय Ministry of Agriculture
(कृ षि एवं सहकािरता विभाग) (Department of Agriculture & Cooperation)
कृ षि भवन, नई िदल्ली - 110001 Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001

FOREWORD

IPM as a holistic approach of crop protection based on the integration of multiple strategies viz., cultural, physical,
mechanical, biological, botanical and chemical. Over the years IPM underwent several changes, shifting its focus
from damage boundary, economic injury to economic threshold. Currently most stake holders rely upon economic
threshold levels (ETL) and tend to apply chemical pesticides at the first instance in the event of a pest attack,
through Government of India has advocated need based and judicious application of chemicals. This approach
is likely to cause adverse effects on agro-ecosystems and increase the cost of agricultural production due to
problems of pest resurgence, insecticide resistance and sustainability.

During the late 90s FAO started advocating Agro-Ecosystem Analysis (AESA) based IPM. Experience in
different countries have sine show that AESA, which takes into account ecological principles and relies on the
balance that is maintained by biotic factors in an ecosystem has also resulted in reduction in cost of production
and increase in yields. AESA based IPM also takes into account the need for active participation of farmers and
promotes experiential learning and discovery based decision making by farmers. AESA based IPM in conjunction
with ecological engineering for pest management promotes bio-intensive strategies as against current chemical
intensive approaches, while retaining the option to apply chemical pesticides judiciously as a measure of last
resort.

The resource persons of NIPHM and DPPQ & S have made sincere efforts in revising IPM packages
for different crops by incorporating agro-ecosystem analysis, ecological engineering, pesticide application
techniques and other IPM options with the active cooperation of crop based plant protection scientists working
in state Agricultural Universities and ICAR institutions. I hope this IPM package will serve as a ready reference for
extension functionaries of Central / State Governments, NGOs and progressive farmers in adopting sustainable
plant protection strategies by minimizing the dependence on chemical pesticides.

(Utpal Kumar Singh)

 National Institute of Plant Health Management
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture
Government of India

Dr. K. SATYAGOPAL, IAS

Director General Rajendranagar
Telephone : +91-40-24015346, Hyderabad-500030
E-mail : dgniphm@[Link] [Link]
Tele-Fax : +91-40-24015346

PREFACE
Need for environmentally sustainable agricultural practices is recognised worldwide in view of the wide spread
ecological imbalances caused by highly intensive agricultural systems. In order to address the adverse impacts
of chemical pesticides on agro-ecosystems, Integrated Pest Management has evolved further from ETL based
approach to Agro-ecosystem Analysis based Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

In AESA based IPM the whole agro-ecosystem, plant health at different stages, built-in-compensation
abilities of the plant, pest and defender population dynamics, soil conditions, climatic factors and farmers’
past experience are considered. In AESA, informed decisions are taken by farmers after field observation, AESA
chart preparation followed by group discussion and decision making. Insect zoo is created to enable the farmer
understand predation of pests by Natural Enemies. AESA based PHM also results in reduction of chemical pesticide
usage and conserves the agro-ecosystems.

Ecological Engineering for Pest Management, a new paradigm, is gaining acceptance as a strategy for
promoting Biointensive Integrated Pest Management. Ecological Engineering for Pest Management relies on
cultural practices to effect habitat manipulation and enhance biological control. The strategies focus on pest
management both below ground and above ground. There is growing need to integrate AESA based IPM and
principles of ecological engineering for pest management.

There is a rising public concern about the potential adverse effects of chemical pesticides on the human
health, environment and biodiversity. The intensity of these negative externalities, through cannot be eliminated
altogether, can be minimized through development, dissemination and promotion of sustainable biointensive
approaches.

Directorate of Plant Protection Quarantine and Storage (DPPQ & S), has developed IPM package of practices
during 2001 and 2002. These packages are currently providing guidance to the Extension Officers in transferring
IPM strategies to farmers. These IPM package of practices, have been revised incorporating the principles of AESA
based IPM in detail and also the concept of Ecological Engineering for Pest Management. It is hoped that the
suggested practices, which aim at enhancing biodiversity, biointensive strategies for pest management and
promotion of plant health, will enable the farmers to take informed decisions based on experiential learning and
it will also result in use of chemical pesticides only as a last resort & in a safe and judicious manner.

(K. SATYAGOPAL)
 Contents
Broccoli - Plant description................................................................................................................................ 1

I. Pests ..................................................................................................................................................... 2

A. Pests of National Significance ............................................................................................................ 2

1. Insect and mite pests ....................................................................................................................... 2

2. Diseases ............................................................................................................................................. 2

3. Weeds ................................................................................................................................................ 2

4. Nematodes ........................................................................................................................................ 3

II. Agro-Ecosystem Analysis (AESA) based Integrated Pest Management (IPM) .................................... 3

A. AESA .................................................................................................................................................. 3

B. Field scouting ................................................................................................................................... 8

C. Surveillance through pheromone trap catches.............................................................................. 9

D. Yellow pan water/ sticky traps ......................................................................................................... 9

E. Light trap ........................................................................................................................................... 9

F. Nematode extraction ....................................................................................................................... 9

III. Ecological engineering for pest management ...................................................................................... 10

IV. Crop stage-wise IPM ................................................................................................................................ 14

V. Insecticide resistance and its management .......................................................................................... 19

VI. Nutritional deficiencies/disorders ......................................................................................................... 20

VII. Common weeds ....................................................................................................................................... 21

VIII. Description of insect, mite and nematode pests .................................................................................. 22

IX. Description of diseases ........................................................................................................................... 34

X. Safety measures ...................................................................................................................................... 39

A. At the time of harvest ....................................................................................................................... 39

B. During post-harvest storage ........................................................................................................... 39

XI. Do’s and Don’ts in IPM ............................................................................................................................. 40

XII. Basic precautions in pesticide usage ..................................................................................................... 41

XIII. Pesticide application techniques ........................................................................................................... 42

XIV. Operational, calibration and maintenance guidelines in brief ........................................................... 43

XV. References ................................................................................................................................................ 44

AESA based IPM – Broccoli

AESA BASED IPM PACKAGE FOR BROCCOLI

Broccoli - Plant description:

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L; Family: Brassicaceae), is an herbaceous annual or biennial plant grown for its edible
flower heads which are used as vegetable. The broccoli plant has a thick green stalk, or stem, which gives rise to
thick, leathery, oblong leaves which are gray-blue to green in color. The plant produces large branching green
flower heads covered with numerous white or yellow flowers. Broccoli can be annual or biennial depending
on the variety. The first leaves produced are ovate to oblong (egg-shaped) with a lobed petiole. Plants are 40–
60 cm tall in their first year at the mature vegetative stage, and 1.5–2.0 m tall when flowering in the second
year. Most of the plants have thick, alternating leaves, with margins that range from wavy or lobed to highly
dissected. Plants have root systems that are fibrous and shallow. About 90 percent of the root mass is in the
upper 20–30 cm of soil; some lateral roots can penetrate up to 2 m deep. The inflorescence is an un-branched
and indeterminate terminal raceme measuring 50–100 cm tall, with flowers that are yellow or white. Each flower
has four petals set in a perpendicular pattern, as well as four sepals, six stamens, and a superior ovary that is two-
celled and contains a single stigma and style. Two of the six stamens have shorter filaments. The fruit is a silique that
opens at maturity through dehiscence to reveal brown or black seeds that are small and round in shape.

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I. PESTS
A. Pests of National Significance:
1. Insect and mite pests
1.1 Diamondback moth: Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
1.2 Leaf webber: Crocidolomia binotalis Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
1.3 Cabbage butterfly: Pieris brassicae L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
1.4 Mustard sawfly: Athalia lugens proxima Klug (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)
1.5 Aphid: Brevicoryne brassicae Linnaeus (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
1.6 Painted bug: Bagrada cruciferarum Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
1.7 Cabbage head borer/webworm: Hellula undalis Fab., H. rogatalis Fab. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
1.8 Termite: Microtermes obesi Holmgren (Isoptera:Termitidae)
1.9 Cutworm: Agrotis ipsilon Hufnagel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
1.10 Leaf eating weevil: Tanymecus circumdatus Wiedemann (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
1.11 Leaf eating caterpillar semilooper: Trichoplusia ni Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
1.12 Leaf miner: Chromatomyia horticola Goureau (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
1.13 Whitefly: Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
1.14 Red spider mite: Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae)
1.15 Crucifer flea beetle: Phyllotreta cruciferae Goeze (Coleoptera: Crysomelidae)
1.16 Thrips: Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
2. Diseases
2.1 White blister/white rust: Albugo candida (Lev.) Kunze
2.2 Leaf blight/ Aleternaria leaf spot: Alternaria brassicae (Berkeley) Saccarde, Michelia
2.3 Damping off: Pythium aphanidermatum (Eds.) Fitz ; Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn
2.4 Club root: Plasmodiophora brassicae Wor.
2.5 Black rot : Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Dowson) Dye, et al.
2.6 Mosaic disease: Cauliflower mosaic virus
2.7 Root rot: Pythium spp.
2.8 Downy mildew: Hyaloperonospora parasitica (Pers.) Constant.
2.9 Black leg of Brocooli (Phoma stem canker): Phoma lingum (Tode) Desm
2.10 Ring spot: Mycosphaerella brassicola (Duby) Lindall
2.11 Stem rot: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary
2.12 Powdery mildew: Erysiphe cruciferum Opiz ex L. Junell.
3. Weeds
Broadleaf
3.1 Lamb’s quarter: Chenopodium album L. (Amaranthaceae)
3.2 Scarlet pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis L. (Primulaceae)
3.3 Yellow sweet clover: Melilotus indica (L.) All. (Fabaceae)
3.4 Fine leaf fumitory: Fumaria parviflora Lam. (Fumariaceae)
3.5 Corn spurry: Spergula arvensis L. (Caryophyllaceae)
3.6 Common purselane: Portulaca oleracea L. (Portulacaceae)

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3.7 Yellow pea: Lathyrus aphaca L. (Fabaceae)

Grasses
3.8 Blue grass: Poa annua L. (Poaceae)
3.9 Canary grass: Phalaris minor Retz. (Poaceae)
3.10 Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon L. Pers. (Poaceae)
3.11 Wild oat: Avena ludoviciana Thell (Poaceae)
Sedge
3.12 Purple nutsedge: Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae)
4. Nematodes
4.1 Root-knot nematode: Meloidogyne incognita Kofoid & White
4.2 Reniform nematode: Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford and Oliveira

II. AGRO-ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS (AESA) BASED INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM)

A. AESA:
The IPM has been evolving over the decades to address the deleterious impacts of synthetic chemical pesticides on
environment ultimately affecting the interests of the farmers. The economic threshold level (ETL) was the basis for
several decades but in modern IPM (FAO 2002) emphasis is given to AESA where farmers take decisions based on
larger range of field observations. The health of a plant is determined by its environment which includes physical
factors (i.e. sun, rain, wind and soil nutrients) and biological factors (i.e. sun, rain, sunshine hours, wind etc.). All
these factors can play a role in the balance which exists between herbivore insects and their natural enemies.
Understanding the intricate interactions in an ecosystem can play a critical role in pest management.
Decision making in pest management requires a thorough analysis of the agro-ecosystem. Farmer has to
learn how to observe the crop, how to analyze the field situation and how to make proper decisions for their crop
management. This process is called the AESA. Participants of AESA will have to make a drawing on a large piece
of paper (60 x 80 cm), to include all their observations. The advantage of using a drawing is that it requires the
participants/farmers to observe closely and intensively. It is a focal point for the analysis and for the discussions
that follow, and the drawing can be kept as a record.
AESA is an approach, which can be gainfully employed by extension functionaries and farmers to analyze
the field situations with regard to pests, defenders, soil conditions, plant health and the influence of climatic
factors and their relationship for growing a healthy crop. The basic components of AESA are:
•• Plant health at different stages
•• Built-in compensation abilities of plants
•• Pests and defenders population dynamics
•• Soil conditions
•• Climatic factors
•• Farmers past experience

Principles of AESA based IPM:

Grow a healthy crop:
•• Select a variety resistant/tolerant to major pests
•• Select healthy seeds/seedlings/planting material
•• Treat the seeds/seedlings/planting materials with recommended pesticides especially biopesticides
•• Follow proper spacing and crop rotation

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•• Soil health improvement by mulching and green manuring

•• Nutrient management especially by using organic manures and biofertilizers based on the soil test results.
If the dose of nitrogenous fertilizers is too high the crop becomes too succulent and therefore susceptible
to insects and diseases. If the dose is too low, the crop growth is retarded. So, the growers should apply
an appropriate amount of nutriens for best results.
•• Proper irrigation
Observe the field regularly (climatic factors, soil and biotic factors):
Farmers should:
•• Monitor the field situations at least once a week (soil, water, plants, pests, natural enemies, weather
factors etc.)
•• Make decisions based on the field situation and Pest: Defender ratio (P: D ratio)
•• Take direct action when needed (e.g. collect egg masses, remove infested plants etc.)

Plant compensation ability:

Compensation is defined as the replacement of plant biomass lost to herbivores and has been associated with
increased photosynthetic rates and mobilization of stored resources from source organs to sinks (e.g., from roots
and remaining leaves to new leaves) during active vegetative growth period. Plant tolerance to herbivory can
arise from the interaction of a variety of plant traits and external environmental factors. Several studies have
documented such compensation through increased growth and photosynthetic rate.
Understand and conserve defenders:
•• Know defenders/natural enemies to understand their role through regular observations of the agro-
ecosystem
•• Avoid the use of chemical pesticides especially with broad-spectrum activity
Insect zoo:
In field various types of insects are present. Some are beneficial and some may be harmful. Generally farmers
are not aware about it. Predators (friends of the farmers) which feed on pests are not easy to observe in crop
field. Insect zoo concept can be helpful to enhance farmers’ skill to identify beneficial and harmful insects. In this
method, unfamiliar/unknown insects are collected in plastic containers with brush from the field and brought to
a place for study. Each insects is placed inside a plastic bottle together with parts of the plant and some known
insect pests. Insects in the bottle are observed for certain time and determined whether the test insect is a pest

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(feeds on plant) or a predator (feeds on other insects).

Pest: Defender ratio (P: D ratio):
Identifying the number of pests and beneficial insects helps the farmers to make appropriate pest management
decisions. Sweep net, visual counts etc. can be adopted to arrive at the numbers of pests and defenders. The P:
D ratio can vary depending on the feeding potential of natural enemy as well as the type of pest. The natural
enemies of broccoli insect pests can be divided into 3 categories 1. parasitoids; 2. predators; and 3. pathogens.

Model Agro-Ecosystem Analysis Chart

Date:
Village:
Farmer:

Decision taken based on the analysis of field situations

Soil conditions :
Weather conditions :
Diseases types and severity :
Weeds types and intensity :
Rodent damage (if any) :
No. of insect pests :
No. of natural enemies :
P: D ratio :

The general rule to be adopted for management decisions relying on the P: D ratio is 2: 1. However, some of the
parasitoids and predators will be able to control more than 2 pests. Wherever specific P: D ratios are not found,
it is safer to adopt the 2: 1, as P: D ratio. Whenever the P: D ratio is found to be favourable, there is no need for
adoption of other management strategies. In cases where the P: D ratio is found to be unfavourable, the farmers
can be advised to resort to inundative release of parasitoids/predators depending upon the type of pest. In
addition to inundative release of parasitoids and predators, the usage of microbial biopesticides and biochemical
biopesticides such as insect growth regulators, botanicals etc. can be relied upon before resorting to synthetic
chemical pesticides.

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Decision making:
Farmers become experts in crop management:
Farmers have to make timely decisions about the management of their crops. AESA farmers have learned to make
these decisions based on observations and analysis viz., abiotic and biotic factors of the crop ecosystem. The past
experience of the farmers should also be considered for decision making. However, as field conditions continue to
change and new technologies become available, farmers need to continue improving their skills and knowledge.
•• Farmers are capable of improving farming practices by experimentation
•• Farmers can share their knowledge with other farmers

AESA methodology:
•• Go to the field in groups (about 5 farmers per group). Walk across the field and choose 20 plants/ acre
randomly. Observe keenly each of these plants and record your observations:
• Plant: Observe the plant health, crop stage, deficiency symptoms etc.
• Insect pests: Observe and count insect pests at different places on the plant.
• Defenders (natural enemies): Observe and count parasitoids and predators.
• Diseases: Observe leaves and stems and identify any visible disease symptoms and severity.
• Rats: Count the number of plants affected by rats.
• Weeds: Observe weeds in the field and their intensity.
• Water: Observe the moisture level of the field.
• Weather: Observe the weather conditions.
•• While walking in the field, manually collect insects in plastic bags. Use a sweep net to collect additional
insects. Collect plant parts with disease symptoms.
•• Find a shady place to sit as a group in a small circle for drawing and discussion.
•• If needed, kill the insects with some chloroform (if available) on a piece of cotton.
•• Each group will first identify the pests, defenders and diseases collected.
•• Each group will then analyze the field situations in detail and present their observations and analysis in a
drawing (the AESA drawing).
•• Each drawing will show a plant representing the field situation. The weather conditions, water level,
disease symptoms, etc. will be shown in the drawing. Insect pests will be drawn on one side. Defenders
(beneficial insects) will be drawn on another side. Write the number next to each insect. Indicate the
plant part where the pests and defenders were found. Try to show the interaction between pests and
defenders.
•• Each group will discuss the situation and make a crop management recommendation.
•• The small groups then join each other and a member of each group will now present their analysis in front
of all participants.
•• The facilitator will facilitate the discussion by asking guiding questions and makes sure that all participants
(also shy or illiterate persons) are actively involved in this process.
•• Formulate a common conclusion. The whole group should support the decision on what field management
is required in the AESA plot.
•• Make sure that the required activities (based on the decision) will be carried out.
•• Keep the drawing for comparison purpose in the following weeks.

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Data recording:
Farmers should record data in a notebook and drawing on a chart
•• Keep records of what has happened, help us making an analysis and draw conclusions.
Data to be recorded:
•• Plant growth (weekly): Length of plant; number of leaves
•• Crop situation (e.g. for AESA): Plant health; pests, diseases, weeds; natural enemies; soil condition;
irrigation; weather conditions
•• Input costs: Seeds; fertilizer; pesticides; labour
•• Harvest: Yield (Kg/acre); price of produce (Rs./Kg)

Some questions that can be used during the discussion:

•• Summarize the present situation of the field.
•• What crop management aspect is most important at this moment?
•• Is there a big change in crop situation compared to last visit? What kind of change?
•• Is there any serious insect pest or disease outbreak?
•• What is the situation of the beneficial insects?
•• Is there a balance in the field between pests and defenders?
•• Were you able to identify all insect pests and diseases?
•• Do you think the crop is healthy?
•• What management practices are needed at this moment?
•• When will it be done? Who will do it? Make sure that responsibilities for all activities are being discussed.
•• Are you expecting any problems to emerge during the coming week such as congenial weather conditions
for pest buildup?
•• What are the problems? How can we avoid it? How can we be prepared?
•• Summarize the actions to be taken.

Advantages of AESA over ETL:

One of the problems of the ETL is that it is based on parameters that
are changing all the time, and that are often not known. The damage or
losses caused by a certain density of insects cannot be predicted at all. In
ETL the due recognition of the role of natural enemies in decreasing pest
population is ignored. Farmers cannot base their decisions on just a simple
count of pests. They will have to consider many other aspects of the crop
(crop ecology, growth stage, natural enemies, weather condition, etc.) and
their own economic and social situation before they can make the right
crop management decisions. In ETL based IPM, natural enemies, plant
compensation ability and abiotic factors are not considered. In AESA based
IPM emphasis is given to natural enemies, plant compensation ability,
abiotic factors and P: D ratio.

AESA and farmer field school (FFS):

AESA is a season-long training activity that takes place in the farmer field. It
is season-long so that it covers all the different developmental stages of the

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crop and their related management practices. The process is always learner-
centered, participatory and relying on an experiential learning approach
and therefore it has become an integral part of FFS.

Farmers can learn from AESA:

•• Identification of pests and their nature of damage
•• Identification of natural enemies
•• Management of pests
•• Water and nutrient management
•• Influence of weather factors on pest buildup
•• Role of natural enemies in pest management

FFS to teach AESA based IPM skills:

Active involvement of the farmers
Participatory
Farmers learn from other IPM
farmers

Not classroom training

Practical
Active involvement of the farmers

Group meetings

Regular meetings Throughout cropping season

Guided by IPM facilitator

AESA based IPM
training for farmers Learning through Design studies to solve problems
field experiments
Learning by doing

Problem oriented Farmers choose topics

Learning about crop ecology

Understanding role of beneficial insects

B. Field scouting:
AESA requires skill. So only the trained farmers can undertake this exercise. However, other farmers also can do
field scouting in their own fields at regular intervals to monitor the major pest situation.
Surveillance on pest occurrence in the main field should commence soon after crop establishment and at
weekly intervals thereafter. In field, select five spots randomly. Select five random plants at each spot for recording
counts of insects as per procedure finalized for individual insects.

For insect pest:

Aphids, mites and whitefly: Count and record the numbers of both nymphs and adults on five randomly selected
leaves per plant.
Leaf webber: Count the number of webs formed in each direction, thus covering the whole plant.
For defoliator/ borers: Count the number of young and grown up larvae on each plant and record.
Leaf miner: Only the number of live mines on five randomly selected leaves per plant should be counted and
recorded.

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For diseases:
Whenever scouting, be aware that symptoms of plant disease problems may be caused by any biotic factors such
as fungal, bacterial, viral pathogens or abiotic factors such as weather, fertilizers, nutrient deficiencies, pesticides
and abiotic soil problems. In many cases, the cause of the symptom is not obvious. Close examination, and
laboratory culture and analysis are required for proper diagnosis of the causal agent of disease. Generally fungal
diseases cause the obvious symptoms with irregular growth, pattern & colour (except viruses), however abiotic
problems cause regular, uniform symptoms. Pathogen presence (signs) on the symptoms can also be observed
like fungal growth, bacterial ooze etc. Specific and characteristic symptoms of the important plant diseases are
given in description of diseases section.
Root sampling: Always check plants that appear unhealthy. If there are no obvious symptoms on plants, examine
plants randomly and look for lesions or rots on roots and stems. Observe the signs of the causal organism (fungal
growth or ooze). It is often necessary to wash the roots with water to examine them properly. If the roots are well
developed, cut them to examine the roots for internal infections (discolouration & signs). Count the total number
of roots damaged/infested/infected due to rot should be counted and incidence should be recorded.
Leaf sampling: Examine all leaves and/or sheaths of each plant for lesions. Leaf diseases cause most damage
during the seedling and flowering stages of plant growth. Observe for the symptoms and signs on the infected
plant parts. Determine the percent area of leaf infection by counting the number of leaves (leaf area diameter)/
plant infected due to disease and incidence should be recorded.
Heads sampling: Carefully examine the heads of plants for symptoms and signs of fungal or bacterial diseases.
The heads should be split or taken apart and examined for discoloration caused by fungi and bacteria. Count the
number of heads infected due to disease and percent disease incidence should be recorded.

C. Surveillance through pheromone trap catches:

Pheromone traps for diamondback moth @ 4-5 traps/acre have to be installed. Install the traps for each species
separated by a distance of >75 feet in the vicinity of the selected field. Fix the traps to the supporting pole at a
height of one foot above the plant canopy. Change of lures should be made at 2-3 week interval (regular interval).
During each week of surveillance, the number of moths/trap should be counted and recorded. The trapped moths
should be removed and destroyed after each recording.

D. Yellow/blue pan water/sticky traps:

Set up yellow pan water/ sticky traps 15 cm above the crop canopy for monitoring aphids and whiteflies and blue
sticky traps for thrips @ 4-5 traps/acre. Locally available empty tins can be painted yellow/blue and coated with
grease/Vaseline/castor oil on outer surface may also be used.

E. Light trap:
Set up light traps @1 trap/acre 15 cm above the crop canopy for monitoring and mass trapping of nocturnal
insects. Light traps with exit option for natural enemies of smaller size should be installed and operated around
the dusk time (6 pm to 10 pm).

F. Nematode extraction:
Collect 200-300 g representative soil sample. Mix soil sample and pass through a coarse sieve to remove rocks,
roots, etc. Take a 600 cc subsample of soil, pack lightly into a beaker uniformly. Place soil in one of the buckets
or pans half filled with water. Mix soil and water by stirring with paddle; allow to stand until water almost stops
swirling. Pour all but heavy sediment through 20-mesh sieve into second bucket; discard residue in first bucket;
discard material caught on sieve. Stir material in second bucket; allow to stand until water almost stops swirling.
Pour all but heavy sediment through 60 mesh sieve to collect cysts into first bucket; discard residue in second
bucket. Stir material in first bucket; allow to stand until water almost stops swirling. Pour all but heavy sediment
through 325-mesh sieve into second bucket; discard residue in first bucket. Backwash material caught on 325-
mesh sieve (which includes small to mid-sized nematodes and silty material) into 250-ml beaker. More than 90%
of the live nematodes are recovered in the first 5-8 mm of water drawn from the rubber tubing and the sample is
placed in a shallow dish for examination.

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III. ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING FOR PEST MANAGEMENT

Ecological engineering for pest management has recently emerged as a paradigm for considering pest management
approaches that rely on the use of cultural techniques to effect habitat manipulation and to enhance biological
control. Ecological engineering for pest management is based on informed ecological knowledge rather than high
technology approaches such as synthetic pesticides and genetically engineered crops (Gurr et al. 2004 a, b).

Ecological Engineering for Pest Management – Below Ground:

There is a growing realization that the soil borne, seed and seedling borne diseases can be managed with microbial
interventions, besides choosing appropriate plant varieties. The following activities increase the beneficial
microbial population and enhance soil fertility.
•• Crop rotations with leguminous plants which enhance nitrogen content.
•• Keep soils covered year-round with living vegetation and/or crop residue.
•• Add organic matter in the form of farm yard manure (FYM), vermicompost, crop residue which enhance
below ground biodiversity of beneficial microbes and insects.
•• Application of balanced dose of nutrients using biofertilizers based on soil test report.
•• Application of biofertilizers with special focus on mycorrhiza and plant growth promoting rhizobia (PGPR)
•• Application of Trichoderma harzianum/ viride and Pseudomonas fluorescens for treatment of seeds/
seedlings/planting material in the nurseries and field application (if commercial products are used,
check for label claim. However, biopesticides produced by farmers for own consumption in their fields,
registration is not required).

Ecological Engineering for Pest Management – Above Ground:

Natural enemies play a very significant role in control of foliar insect pests. Natural enemy diversity contributes
significantly to management of insect pests both below and above ground.
Natural enemies may require:
1. Food in the form of pollen and nectar.
2. Shelter, overwintering sites and moderate microclimate etc.
3. Alternate hosts when primary hosts are not present.

In order to attract natural enemies following activities should be practiced:

•• Raise the flowering plants / compatible cash crops along the field border by arranging shorter plants
towards main crop and taller plants towards the border to attract natural enemies as well as to avoid
immigrating pest population
•• Grow flowering plants on the internal bunds inside the field
•• Not to uproot weed plants those are growing naturally such as Tridax procumbens, Ageratum sp,
Alternanthera sp etc. which act as nectar source for natural enemies,
•• Not to apply broad spectrum chemical pesticides, when the P: D ratio is favorable. The plant compensation
ability should also be considered before applying chemical pesticides.
•• Reduce tillage intensity so that hibernating natural enemies can be saved.
•• Select and plant appropriate companion plants which could be trap crops and pest repellent crops. The
trap crops and pest repellent crops will also recruit natural enemies as their flowers provide nectar and
the plants provide suitable microclimate.

Due to enhancement of biodiversity by the flowering plants, parasitoids and predators (natural enemies)
number also will increase due to availability of nectar, pollen and insects etc. The major predators are a wide
variety of spiders, ladybird beetles, long horned grasshoppers, lacewing, earwigs, etc.

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Plants Suitable for Ecological Engineering for Pest Management

Attractant Plants

Cowpea Carrot Sunflower

Buckwheat French bean Alfalfa

Mustard Cosmos Anise

Caraway Dill Parsley

White Clover Tansy Marigold

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Repellent plants

Ocimum spp. Peppermint/Spearmint

Border plants

Maize Sorghum
Crop rotation plants

Castor Crotalaria sp. Potato

Intercrops

Tomato Carrot
Trap plants

Tomato Marigold Pearl millet

The flowering plants suggested under Ecological Engineering for pest management strategy are known as
attractant plants to the natural enemies of the selected pests. The information is based on published research
literature. However, the actual selection of flowering plants could be based on availability, agro-climatic conditions
and soil types.

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Biodiversity of natural enemies observed in Ecological Engineering field at NIPHM

Parasitoids

Predators

Spiders

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IV. CROP STAGE-WISE IPM

Management Activities
Pre-sowing and nursery stage*
Common cultural practices:
•• Deep ploughing of fields should be done during summer. Three summer ploughings at 10 days
interval reduces pests population.
•• Timely sowing should be done.
•• Use straw mulch in the nursery for better germination.
•• Field sanitation
•• Destroy the alternate host plants
•• Apply manures and fertilizers as per soil test recommendations
•• Grow the attractant, repellent, and trap crops around the field bunds
•• Growing tomato or marigold as a trap crop for the management of leaf miner
•• Plant tall border crops like maize, sorghum for the management of aphids
•• Crop rotation with non-host crops (non-cruciferous).
Nutrients •• Broccoli grows best on a well-drained, medium to heavy soil with high organic matter content.
Apply nutrients based on soil test report. It requires moist soil for fast and proper growth. The shoots
become more fibrous under dry soil. It does well in pH range of 5.0 to 6.5. Plough the nursery beds
thoroughly and mix with well rotten FYM @ 8 t per acre.
Weeds •• At the time of field preparation, adopt stale seed bed technique to minimize the weeds menace in field.
•• Soil solarization of nursery beds with transparent polyethylene sheet
•• Keep the nursery weeds free by hand weeding
Soil borne •• Raised nursery beds.
pathogens, •• Soil solarization: Cover the beds with transparent polythene sheet of 100 gauge thickness for three
insects and weeks before sowing for soil solarization which will help in reducing the soil borne pests.
nematodes •• Apply neem cake @ 180 Kg/acre at the time of transplanting for reducing nematodes.
Termites •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16).
Cultural control:
•• Apply well rotted FYM only to discourage termite infestation.
•• Use of crude oil emulsion to destroy the termite colony in the termitorium.
Mechanical control:
•• Dismantle termitoria (termite mounds) around field and kill the termite queen by fumigation.
Biological control:
•• Apply neem cake @ 80 Kg/acre.
•• Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) can be sprayed at the rate of 1.5- 2.5 billian IJs/acre, in termite
infested fields.
Diamondback •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16).
moth Cultural control:
•• After land preparation leave two ridges at the beginning and then after every 25 rows and at the end.
•• Removal and destruction of stubbles and plant debris after harvest and ploughing the field.
•• Grow intercrops such as tomato, garlic, coriander and carrot in alternate rows with broccoli.
•• Growing of 2 rows Indian mustard as trap crop after every 16 rows of broccoli (sowing of first row of
Indian mustard 15 days prior to broccoli planting and second row 25 days after broccoli planting).
Biological control:
•• Release egg parasitoid, Trichogramma chilonis/pretiosum @ 20,000/acre 4-6 times at weekly interval.
•• Release larval parasitoids, Diadegma semiclausum@ 1,00,000/acre (Hills – below 25–27º C) or
Cotesia plutellae (plains) @ 20,000/acre from 20 days after planting

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Sowing/ Transplanting*
Nutrients •• Apply 16-20 Kg N, 32 Kg P and 24 Kg K per acre at the time of sowing.
Weeds •• Avoid weed seedlings along with broccoli seedlings transplanting.
•• Transplant the seedlings in weed free beds.
•• Follow the row transplanting with recommended rows and plants spacing.
Black rot, •• For resistant / tolerant varieties consult ICAR Institute / KVK’s / SAU’s.
root rot, stem •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16 ).
rot Cultural control:
•• Crop sanitation
•• Use of disease free certified seed/planting material
•• Appropriate drainage system to avoid movement of pathogens from plant to plant.
•• Treat the seed in hot water (58 ºC) for 30 min.
Damping off •• For resistant / tolerant varieties consult ICAR Institute / KVK’s / SAU’s.
•• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16).
Cultural control:
•• Excessive watering and poorly drained soils should be avoided for sowing/transplanting.
•• Use raised beds: more than 15 cm height is better for water drainage or use pro-trays for raising
seedlings
Alternaria leaf •• For resistant / tolerant varieties consult ICAR Institute / KVK’s / SAU’s.
blight •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16).
Cultural control:
•• Crop rotation for 3 years without cruciferous crops or cruciferous weeds such as wild mustard.
•• Allow for good aeration (i.e. wide spacings, rows parallel to prevailing winds, not close to hedgerows).
•• Adequate drainage for avoiding excessive soil moisture.
•• Avoid low land for cropping.
Termites •• Same as in pre-sowing stage
Club root of •• For resistant / tolerant varieties consult ICAR Institute / KVK’s / SAU’s.
crucifer •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16).
Cultural control:
•• Soil solarization and soil fumigation
•• Maintain soil pH 7 by adding lime.
•• Eradication of cruciferous weeds.
* Apply Trichoderma viride/harzianum and Pseudomonas fluorescens for seeds, nursery treatment and soil application (if
commercial products are used, check for label claim. However, biopesticides produced by farmers for own consumption in
their fields, registration is not required).
Vegetative stage

Common cultural practices:

•• Collect and destroy diseased and insect infected plant parts.
•• Provide irrigation at critical stages of the crop
•• Avoid water stagnation.
Common mechanical practices:
•• Collection and destruction of eggs and early stage larvae
•• Handpick the older larvae during early stages of the crop
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•• Handpick the gregarious caterpillars and the pupae which are found on leaves and destroy them in
kerosene mixed water.
•• Use yellow sticky traps for aphids and whitefly and blue sticky traps for thrips @ 4-5 trap/acre.
•• Use light trap @ 1/acre and operate between 6 pm and 10 pm
•• Install pheromone traps @ 4-5/acre for monitoring adult moths activity (replace the lures with fresh
lures after every 2-3 weeks)
•• Erecting of bird perches @ 20/acre for encouraging predatory birds such as King crow, common
mynah etc.
•• Set up bonfire during evening hours at 7-8 pm
Common biological practices:
•• Conserve natural enemies through ecological engineering
•• Augmentative release of natural enemies
•• Enhance parasitic activity by avoiding chemical spray, when 1-2 larval parasitoids are observed
Nutrients •• Apply remaining half dose of N in 2 equal split doses i.e. 8-10 Kg N per acre at 4 – 5 weeks after
transplanting and 8 – 10 Kg N per acre before head formation
Weeds •• Tool weeding and hoeing should be done once within 20-25 days after transplanting and second
time 45 days after transplanting. Deep hoeing should be avoided.
•• Mulching with black Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) sheets of 30 micron thickness by burying
both the ends into the soil to a depth of 10 cm will avoid weed growth.
Diamondback •• Same as in pre-sowing and nursery stage.
Moth
Cabbage head •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16).
borer, leaf
webber, aphid
Cutworm, •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16 ).
webworm Cultural control:
•• Use of ovipositional trap crops such as castor @ 250 plants/acre and collection of larvae from leaves
and soil clods.
Painted bug •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16).
Cultural control:
•• Remove weed hosts in and around planting areas.
•• Removal of plant residue after harvest can reduce carryover between crops.
•• In gardens where the painted bug is present in very high densities, it may be advisable to remove
very attractive host plants and replace them with non-cruciferous plants.
Mechanical control:
•• Hand picking the bugs when populations are very low.
•• When infestations are heavy, it may be possible to collect the bugs with a portable vacuum cleaner.
It is often easier to tap the plant onto a sheet and collect/vacuum the bugs rather than removing
them individually.
•• Pyramid traps baited with crushed sweet alyssum, inside polypropylene bags, can also be used to
catch and destroy bugs, particularly when numbers are high.
Leaf eating •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16).
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Whitefly, thrips •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16).
Cultural control:
•• Clipping of infested leaves.
•• Avoid water log conditions.
•• Avoid planting in low land areas
Leaf miner •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16).
Cultural control:
•• Avoide excess use of nitrogen.
•• Use yellow sticky traps @ 4-5 traps/acre
•• Ecological engineering of broccoli with beans and tomato as intercrop.
Red spider mite •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16).
Cultural control:
•• Regular field monitoring for pest and defender population, barrier crops like mustard crop around
the field.
•• Attractant plants like French bean are helpful for attraction of Predator.
•• Frequent irrigation deters the red spider mite population.
Biological control:
•• Release 8 days old anthocorid bug, Blaptostethus pallescens.
Caterpillars •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16).
Biological control:
•• Spray NSKE 5% against eggs and first instar larvae.
Cabbage •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16).
butterfly Cultural control:
•• Fine-mesh netting in nursery will stop butterflies from reaching the crop and lay eggs. Collect and
destroy eggs or caterpillars mechanically by hand- usually on the underside of the leaves.
•• Intercropping cabbages with Nasturtium results in fewer egglaying on cabbage by the butterflies.
Club rot •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16 ).
diseases •• For resistant / tolerant varieties consult ICAR Institute / KVK’s / SAU’s.
Cultural control:
•• A pH slightly above neutral (usually about pH 7.2) helps to minimize disease
•• Add hydrated lime to soil to increase pH to 7.2 (6 weeks before planting) as per soil test
recommendation.
•• Avoid excess irrigation
White blister/ •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16 ).
rust •• For resistant / tolerant varieties consult ICAR Institute / KVK’s / SAU’s.
Cultural control:
•• Sanitary measures and destruction of weeds
•• Crop rotation with non-cruciferous crops
Downy mildew •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16 ).
•• For resistant / tolerant varieties consult ICAR Institute / KVK’s / SAU’s.
Cultural control:
•• Soil solarization, burning of infected plant debris, deep ploughing, well-drained soil.
•• Restricted irrigation.
Powdery •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16 ).
mildew •• For resistant / tolerant varieties consult ICAR Institute / KVK’s / SAU’s.

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Mosaic disease •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16 ).
•• For resistant / tolerant varieties consult ICAR Institute / KVK’s / SAU’s.
Cultural control:
•• Control insect vector
Black rot, black •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16 ).
leg, ring rot, •• For resistant / tolerant varieties consult ICAR Institute / KVK’s / SAU’s.
stem rot
Alternaria leaf Cultural control:
blight, ring •• Pruning of diseased leaves and burn it.
spot •• Others are same as in sowing/transplanting stage.
Other insects •• Same as in vegetative stage
Head stage
Nutrients •• Apply deficient micronutrients in standing crop.
Weeds •• Remove the weeds before shedding of their seeds in the field.
Mustard •• Follow common cultural, mechanical and biological practices (See page no. 14, 15, 16 ).
saw fly Cultural control:
•• Summer ploughing to destroy the pupae.
•• Early sowing should be done.
•• Maintain clean cultivation.
•• Apply irrigation in seedling stage for sawfly management because most of the larvae die due to
drowning effect.
Mechanical control:
•• Collection and destruction of larvae of saw fly in morning and evening.
Other insect •• Same as sowing and vegetative stage.
pests and
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V. INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE AND ITS MANAGEMENT

Insecticide resistance: Resistance to insecticides may be defined as ‘a heritable change in the sensitivity of a pest
population that is reflected in the repeated failure of a product to achieve the expected level of control when used
according to the label recommendation for that pest species’ (IRAC). Cross-resistance occurs when resistance to
one insecticide confers resistance to another insecticide, even where the insect has not been exposed to the latter
product.

Causes of resistance development: The causes and rate at which insecticide resistance develops depend on
several factors, including the initial frequency of resistance alleles present in the population, how rapidly the
insects reproduce, the insects’ level of resistance, the migration and host range of the insects, the insecticide’s
persistence and specificity, and the rate, timing and number of applications of insecticide made. For instance,
insect pests that survive in large populations and breed quickly are at greater advantage of evolving insecticide,
especially when insecticides are misused or over-used.

General strategy for insecticide resistance management: The best strategy to avoid insecticide resistance
is prevention and including insecticide resistance management tactics as part of a larger integrated pest
management (IPM) approach.

1 Monitor pests: Monitor insect population development in fields to determine if and when control measures
are warranted. Monitor and consider natural enemies when making control decisions. After treatment,
continue monitoring to assess pest populations and their control.

2 Focus on AESA: Insecticides should be used only as a last resort when all other non-chemical management
options are exhausted and P: D ratio is above 2: 1. Apply biopesticides/chemical insecticides judiciously after
observing unfavourable P: D ratio and when the pests are in most vulnerable life stage. Use application rates
and intervals as per label claim.

3 Ecological engineering for pest management: Flowering plants that attract natural enemies as well as
plants that repel pests can be grown as border/intercrop.

4 Take an integrated approach to managing pests: Use as many different control measures as possible viz.,
cultural, mechanical, physical, biological etc. Select insecticides with care and consider the impact on future
pest populations and the environment. Avoid broad-spectrum insecticides when a narrow-spectrum or more
specific insecticide will work. More preference should be given to green labeled insecticides.

5 Mix and apply carefully: While applying insecticides care should be taken for proper application of
insecticides in terms of dose, volume, timing, coverage, application techniques as per label claim.

6 Alternate different insecticide classes: Avoid the repeated use of the same insecticide, insecticides in
the same chemical class, or insecticides in different classes with same mode of action and rotate/alternate
insecticide classes and modes of action.

7 Preserve susceptible genes: Preserve susceptible individuals within the target population by providing
unsprayed areas within treated fields, adjacent “refuge” fields, or habitat attractions within a treated field
that facilitate immigration. These susceptible individuals may outcompete and interbreed with resistant
individuals, diluting the resistant genes and therefore the impact of resistance.

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VI. NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES/DISORDERS

Magnesium:
Symptoms seen in old leaves; leaves turn into yellow color.

Correction measure:
Foliar spray of MgSO4@ 0.5%

Whiptail:
Deficiency of molybdenum cause whiptail in which the lamina
of the newly-formed leaves become leathery, irregular and
consisting of only the mid-rib.

Correction measure:
In molybdenum deficient soils apply 1-1.5 Kg molybdenum
before planting. In standing crop the disorder can be corrected
by foliar spray of 0.01% solution of ammonium molybdate.

Browning head:
It results from boron deficiency. First water-soaked areas appear
on bud clusters which turn pinkish or rusty-brown in advanced
stages resulting in rotting.

Correction measure:
Soil application of borax or sodium borate @ 8 Kg/acre will
prevent the disorder. In standing crop, foliar spray of 0.25-0.5%
solution of borax should be applied.

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VII. Common weeds

1. Lambs quarter: 2. Scarlet pimpernel: 3. Yellow sweet clover:

Chenopodium album L. Anagallis arvensis L Melilotus indica(L.) All
(Chenopodiaceae) (Primulaceae) (Fabaceae)

4. Fine leaf fumitory: 5. Corn spurry: 6. Common purselane:

Fumaria parviflora Lam. Spergula arvensis L. Portulaca oleracea L.
(Fumariaceae) (Caryophyllaceae) (Portulacaceae)

7. Yellow pea: 8. Canary grass: 9. Blue grass:

Lathyrus aphaca L. Phalaris minor Retz. Poa annua L.
(Fabaceae) (Poaceae) (Poaceae)

10. Bermuda grass: 11. Wild oat: 12. Purple nutsedge:

Cynadon dactylon L. Avena ludoviciana Thell Cyperus rotundus L.
(Poaceae) (Poaceae) (Cyperaceae)

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VIII. DESCRIPTION OF INSECT, MITE AND NEMATODE PESTS

1) Diamondback moth:
Biology:
Egg: Each female lays 50-300 small whitish eggs singly along the veins on underside of leaves at night times. Egg hatches in
about 3-10 days.
Larva: Larva is greenish with short thin hairs on the body. Full grown caterpillar measures 1-1.5 cm and its body tapers
towards both ends. Larval period is 14 days.
Pupa: Pupation takes place inside a barrel shaped thin loose mesh of silken cocoon. Pupal period is about 7 days.
Adult: The moth is greyish brown with narrow wings having pale white triangular markings on inner margin of each forewing
which form three diamond shaped white patches dorsally when wings are folded over back at rest. Hence the name,
diamondback moth.
The pest is active throughout the year. There are 8-12 generation in a year.
Life cycle: Damage symptoms:
•• Caterpillars feed on undersurface of leaves and bite holes
in leaves and cause serious damage
•• Withered appearance of affected leaves.
•• Skeletonized leaves.
•• Growing tip damaged no head/curd formation.
•• In severe infestation, under-sized curds are formed, and
head formation does not take place when infestation is
very severe during primordial stage.

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Damage symptoms
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Natural enemies of diamondback moth:
Parasitoids: Trichogramma spp., Apanteles glomeratus, Bracon elechiae, Bracon spp., Mesochorus spp., Brachymeria spp.,
Eriborus spp., Diadegma semiclausum, D. fenestralis , Tetrastichus sokolowskii and Cotesia vestalis, Diadromus collaris, Diadromus
spp., Brachymeria excarinata etc.
Predators: Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi, coccinellids, King crow, common mynah, wasp, dragonfly, spider, robber fly, reduviid
bug, praying mantis, red ants, big eyed bugs (Geocoris sp), pentatomid bug (Eocanthecona furcellata), earwigs, ground beetles,
rove beetles etc.
Fungal pathogens: Paecilomyces spp., Zoophthora radican etc.

*For management refer to page number 14, 16.

2) Leaf webber:
Biology:
Egg: Female moth lays eggs in masses of 40 -100 on underside of leaves. They hatch in 5 -15 days
Larva: Caterpillar webs together the foliage and feeds on leaves. It also feeds on flowers and pods in the case of mustard and
flower heads in cabbage and cauliflower. Caterpillar bears red head with brown longitudinal stripes and rows of tubercles on
the body. Larval period is 24-27 days.
Pupa: Pupation takes place in a cocoon within the webbed leaves. Pupal period is 14-40 days.
Adult: Adult is small with light brownish forewings. The total life cycle is completed in 42-84 days.

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Life cycle: Damage symptoms:

•• Webbed leaves with fecal matter
•• Skeletonized leaves

1. [Link] Damage symptom

2, 3, 4 [Link] [Link]
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Natural enemies of leaf webber:

Parasitoids: Trichogramma spp., Bracon hebetor, Cotesia crocidolomiae, Palexorista solennis, Microbracon nudlus etc.
Predators: Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi, coccinellids, King crow, common mynah, wasp, dragonfly, spider, robber fly, reduviid
bug, praying mantis, red ants, big eyed bugs (Geocoris sp), pentatomid bug (Eocanthecona furcellata), earwigs, ground
beetles, rove beetles etc.
Fungal pathogens: Paecilomyces spp., Zoophthora radican etc.

*For management refer to page number 16.

3) Cabbage butterfly:
Biology:
Egg: Adult butterfly after mating lays about 100-150 yellowish cigar-shaped eggs in batches. The eggs hatch in 10-16 days in
winter and 307 days in summer.
Larva: The caterpillar is velvety green and measures about 4.2 cm in length. The caterpillars are gregarious initially but
disperse as they grow.
Pupa: Pupation is in damaged leaves.
Adult: Adult is a butterfly with its forewings snow white having black distal margins. Hind wings pure white with black apical
spots.
Life cycle: Damage symptoms:
•• They skeletonise leaves and bore into heads of broccoli

Damage symptom
[Link]

Natural enemies of cabbage butterfly:

Parasitoids: Trichogramma chilonis, T. japonicum, Cotesia glomeratus, Phryxe vulgaris and Pteromalus puparum etc.
Predators: Lacewings (Chrysoperla zastrowii sillemi), coccinellids, King crow, common mynah, wasp, dragonfly, spider, robber
fly, reduviid bug, praying mantis, red ants, big eyed bugs (Geocoris sp), pentatomid bug (Eocanthecona furcellata), earwigs,
ground beetles, rove beetles etc.

*For management refer to page number 17

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4) Mustard sawfly:
Biology:
Egg: Eggs are spherical, about 0.5 mm in diameter, light bluish green in colour, inserted singly into leaf tissues.
Larva: Larva is greenish black with wrinkled body and eight pairs of pro-legs. On slightest touch the larva falls to round and
feigns death. The larvae had 6 instars, feed on the leaves, and pupated after 14-16 days.
Pupa: Pupae look like sand particle and have salivary secretions; the pupal stage lasted 11-12 days. Pupation takes place in
thick silken cocoon in soil.
Adult: Adults are orange bodied with smoky transparent wings. The pest is active during seedling stage of the crop i.e.
October - November.
Damage symptoms:
•• Initially the larva nibbles leaves, later it feeds from
the margins towards the midrib.
•• The larvae cause numerous shot holes and even
riddle the entire leaves by voracious feeding.
•• They devour the epidermis of the shoot, resulting
in drying up of seedlings and failure to bear seeds
in older plants.
1. Larva 2. Adult •• The yield losses up to 5 to 18 %. In severe case at
the seedling stage, the crop have to be resown.
1,2: [Link] sm=93&source=lnms&tbm
Natural enemies of mustard sawfly:
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Parasitoid: Perilissus cingulator etc.
*For management refer to page number 18. Entomopathogen: Serratia marcescens (Bacterium) etc.
5) Aphid:
Biology:
Egg: Eggs are white in colour and laid along the veins of leaves.
Nymph: There are four nymphal stages (instars). The general appearance of each stage is similar except for increase in size
during subsequent instars. The first, second, third and fourth nymphal stages generally last 1-2, 2, 2, and 3 days respectfully.
Adult: Aphids are small, soft-bodied, pear-shaped insects that have a pair of cornicles (wax-secreting tubes) projecting out
from the fifth or sixth abdominal segment. Wingless, female, aphids are yellowish green, gray green or olive green with
a white waxy bloom covering the body. The winged, female, adult aphids have a dusky green abdomen with dark lateral
stripes separating the body segments and dusky wing veins. Male aphids are olive-green to brown in color. The aphid attacks
generally during 2nd and 3rd week of December and continues till March.
Life cycle: Damage symptoms:
This pest infests crucifers in cold season. Both the nymphs and
adults suck sap from plant causing loss of vigour. Sooty mould
develops on excreted honeydew reducing the photosynthesis.

1,2,3: [Link]
Damage symptoms
[Link]
Natural ennemies of aphids:
Parasitoids: Aphidius colemani, Diaeretiella spp., Aphelinus spp. etc.
Predators: Anthocorid bugs/pirate bugs (Orius spp.), mirid bugs, syrphid/hover flies, green lacewings (Mallada basalis
and Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi), predatory coccinellids (Stethorus punctillum), staphylinid beetle (Oligota spp.), predatory
cecidomyiid fly (Aphidoletis aphidimyza), predatory gall midge (Feltiella minuta), earwigs, ground beetles, rove beetles,
spiders, wasps etc.
*For management refer to page number 16

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6) Painted bug:
Biology:
Egg: Bagrada bug lays its eggs in clusters on leaves or on the soil underneath host plants. Eggs are barrel shaped, initially
white and turn orange with age. A single female can lay as many as 100 eggs within 2 to 3 weeks. The incubation period is 5
to 8 days
Nymph: Nymph passes through five stages changing colour from bright orange to red with dark markings, gradually
acquiring the colouration of the adult. Initially they do not have wings; wings gradually develop as the nymphs grow. Wing
pads are visible in the last instar nymph.
Adult: The adult bug is typically shield-shaped, 5 to 7 mm long and 3 to 4 mm broad at its widest area. The upper surface has a
mixture of black, white and orange markings, which gives the insect its common names harlequin bug or painted bug. The life
cycle lasts 3 to 4 weeks and several generations may occur in a year. Period of activity of painted bug starts from September.
Life cycle: Damage symptoms:
•• Adults and nymphs suck sap from all
parts of the plant.
•• Young plants wilt and wither as a result
of the attack.
Painted bug:
Bagrada cruciferarem
•• Quality and quantity (31% losses) of
yield is affected when grown up plants
are infected.
•• Harvested crop in threshing floor is also
infested.
[Link] bug+of+mustard&aqs=chrome.

Natural enemies of painted bug:

Parasitoid: Alophora spp. (Tachinid fly) etc.

*For management refer to page number 16.

7) Cabbage head borer:
Biology:
Egg: Female moth lays yellowish shiny eggs on underside of the leaves. Eggs hatch in about 2-4 days.
Larva: The caterpillar becomes full grown in about 9 days. Full grown caterpillar is 12-15 mm, greyish yellow with seven
purplish brown longitudinal stripes on the body, dark brown head with ‘V’ shaped marking.
Pupa: Full grown larva pupates in the larval burrow itself or in the soil. Pupal period is about 6 days.
Adult: Adult is pale yellowish-brown moth having grey wavy lines on the forewing.

Life cycle: Damage symptoms:

•• Caterpillars web the leaves and bore into stem, stalk
or leaf veins.
•• They bore into the head also making it unfit for
consumption. The damage results in Webbed leaves
•• Holes in cabbage head with fecal matter

1 [Link]
2 [Link]
3 [Link]
4 [Link]

Natural enemies of cabbage head borer:

Parasitoids: Trichogramma spp., Bracon gelechiae, B. hebetor etc.
Predators: Chrysoperla zastrowi sillemi, coccinellids, King crow, common mynah, wasp, dragonfly, spider, robber fly, reduviid
bug, praying mantis, fire ants, big eyed bugs (Geocoris sp), pentatomid bug, earwigs, ground beetles, rove beetles etc.
Fungal pathogens: Paecilomyces spp., Zoophthora radican etc.

*For the management refer page no 16.

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8) Termites:
Biology:
Egg: Dull, kidney shaped and hatches in 30-90 days.
Nymph: Moult 8-9 times and are full grown in 6-12 months.
Adult: Creamy coloured tiny insects resembling ants with dark coloured head.
Life cycle: Damage symptoms:
•• Termites damage the crop soon after sowing and
sometimes near maturity.
•• They feed on roots, stem of growing plants, even dead
tissues of plant feeding on cellulose.
•• The damaged plants dry up completely and are easily
pulled out.
•• The plants damaged at later stages give rise to white ears.
•• Infestation is heavy under unirrigated conditions and in the
fields where un-decomposed farm yard manure is applied
before sowing.
[Link]

Biological control of termites through EPNs:

EPNs seek out and kill all stages of harmful soil-dwelling insects. They can be used to control a broad range of soil-inhabiting
insects and above-ground insects in their soil-inhabiting stage of life. The IJs emerge from cadaver, search for termites, infect,
kill and again multiply and remain in the moist soil. Termites which are major pests in broccoli can be managed by using EPNs
effectively. EPN can be produced even at farmer level using either Galleria or Corcyra as a host.
Mass multiplication of EPNs Emergence of EPNs Termite killed by EPNs

*For management refer to page number 14.

9) Cutworm:
Biology:
Egg: The egg is white in color initially, but turns brown with age. It measures 0.43 to 0.50 mm high and 0.51 to 0.58 mm wide
and is nearly spherical in shape, with a slightly flattened base. The eggs normally are deposited in clusters on foliage. Females
may deposit 1200 to 1900 eggs. Duration of the egg stage is three to six days.
Larva: Neonate larvae are yellow in colour whereas the full grown larvae is dark brown with greasy body. There are
five to nine instars, with a total of six to seven instars most common. Head capsule widths are very similar for instars one to
four, but thereafter those individuals that display eight or nine instars show only small increments in width at each molt and
eventually attain head capsule sizes no larger than those displaying only six or seven instars.
Pupa: Pupation occurs belowground at a depth of 3 to 12 cm. The pupa is 17 to 22 mm long and 5 to 6 mm wide, and dark
brown. Duration of the pupal stage is normally 12 to 20 days.
Adult: The adult is fairly large in size, with a wingspan of 40 to 55 mm. The forewing, especially the proximal two-thirds, is
uniformly dark brown. The distal area is marked with a lighter irregular band, and a small but distinct black dash extends
distally from the bean-shaped wing spot. The hind wings are whitish to gray, and the veins marked with darker scales.
The adult pre-oviposition period is about seven to 10 days. Moths select low-growing broadleaf plants preferentially for
oviposition, but lacking these will deposit eggs on dead plant material. Soil is an unsuitable oviposition site.

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Life cycle: Damage symptoms:

•• Larvae can consume over 400 sq cm of foliage during
their development, but over 80% occurs during
the terminal instar, and about 10% in the instar
immediately preceding the last. Thus, little foliage loss
occurs during the early stages of development. Once
the fourth instar is attained, larvae can do considerable
Cutworm:
Agrotis ipsilon
damage by severing young plants, and a larva may cut
several plants in a single night. Plants tend to outgrow
their susceptibility to injury.

[Link]

Natural enemies of cutworm:

Parasitoids: Apanteles merginiventris, Chelonis insularis, Hyposoter exiguae, Lespesia archippivora, Cotesia sp, Meterorus sp.,
Campoleti sp, Bracon kitcheneri, Fileanta ruficanda etc.
Predators: Broscus punctatus, Liogryllus bimaculatus, lacewings (Chrysoperla zastrowii sillemi), coccinellids, King crow,
common mynah, wasp, dragonfly, spider, robber fly, reduviid bug etc.

*For management refer to page number 16

10) Leaf eating caterpillars/cabbage looper:
Biology:
Egg: Eggs are hemispherical in shape, with the flat side affixed to foliage. They are deposited singly on either the upper or
lower surface of the leaf, although clusters of six to seven eggs are not uncommon. The eggs are yellowish white or greenish
in color, bear longitudinal ridges, and measure about 0.6 mm in diameter and 0.4 mm in height. Eggs hatch in about two,
three, and five days at 32, 27, and 20°C, respectively, but require nearly 10 days at 15°C.
Larva: Young larvae initially are dusky white, but become pale green as they commence feeding on foliage. They are
somewhat hairy initially, but the number of hairs decreases rapidly as larvae mature. Larvae have three pairs of prolegs, and
crawl by arching their back to form a loop and then projecting the front section of the body forward. The mature larva is
predominantly green, but is usually marked with a distinct white stripe on each side. The thoracic legs and head capsule are
usually pale green or brown. Dorsally, the larva bears several narrow, faint white stripes clustered into two broad white bands.
In some cases the mature larva is entirely green. The body is narrower at the anterior end, and broadens toward the posterior.
It measures 3 to 4 cm in length at maturity. The number of instars is four to seven, but many authors indicate only five. Larval
development required 17.8 and 19.9 days when reared on bean and held at 23 and 32°C, respectively.
Pupa: At pupation, a white, thin, fragile cocoon in formed on the underside of foliage, in plant debris, or among clods of soil.
The pupa contained within is initially green, but soon turns dark brown or black. The pupa measures about 2 cm in length.
Duration of the pupal stage is about four, six, and 13 days at 32, 27, and 20°C, respectively.
Adult: The forewings of the cabbage looper moth are mottled gray-brown in color; the hind wings are light brown at the
base, with the distal portions dark brown. The forewing bears silvery white spots centrally: a U-shaped mark and a circle or
dot that are often connected. The forewing spots, although slightly variable, serve to distinguish cabbage looper from most
other crop-feeding noctuid moths. The moths have a wingspan of 33 to 38 mm.

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Life cycle: Damage symptoms:

•• Cabbage loopers are leaf feeders, and in the first
three instars they confine their feeding to the lower
leaf surface, leaving the upper surface intact.
•• The fourth and fifth instars chew large holes,
and usually do not feed at the leaf margin. In the
case of cabbage, however, they feed not only on
the wrapper leaves, but also may bore into the
developing head.
•• Larvae consume three times their weight in plant
material daily.
•• Feeding sites are marked by large accumulations
of sticky, wet fecal material. Despite their voracious
appetite, larvae are not always as destructive as
presumed.
[Link]

Natural enemies of leaf eating caterpillars of cabbage looper:

Parasitoids: Trichogramma spp., tachinid, Copidosoma truncatellum etc.
Predators: Lacewings (Chrysoperla zastrowii sillemi), coccinellids, King crow, common mynah, wasp, dragonfly,
spider, robber fly, reduviid bug etc.

*For management refer to page number 17

11) Leaf miner:
Biology:
Egg: Eggs are laid singly mostly on leaf tissues. More than one egg may be laid in a single leaf. Incubation period varies from
2-6 days depending upon the weather conditions.
Larva: Larvae are minute, apodous and yellowish in colour.
Pupa: Pupation takes place with in galleries and pupal period last for 4-6 days.
Adult: Adults are small two winged flies with grayish black meso notum and yellowish forms.

Life cycle: Damage symptoms:

•• Leaves with mines; the attacked leaves wither; vigour
of the plant gets reduced. Its damage is often more
prominent on the older leaves.
Natural enemeis of leaf miner:
Parasitoids: Gronotoma micromorpha, Diglyphus isaea,
Halticoptera circulus, Opius phaseoli, Chrysocharis pentheus,
Neochrysocharis formosa etc.
Predators: Lacewings, ladybird beetle, spiders, red ants etc..

[Link]
e=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=dq
*For management refer to page number 17.

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12) Whitefly:
Biology:
Egg: The gravid females mostly lay eggs near the veins on the underside of leaves. They prefer hairy leaf surfaces to lay more
eggs. Each female can lay about 300 eggs in its lifetime. Eggs are small (about 0.25 mm), pear-shaped, and vertically attached
to the leaf surface through a pedicel. Newly laid eggs are white and later turn brown. The eggs are not visible to the naked
eye, and must be observed under a magnifying lens or microscope. Egg period is about three to five days during summer and
5 to 33 days in winter.
Nymph: Upon hatching, the first instar larva (nymph) moves on the leaf surface to locate a suitable feeding site. Hence, it is
commonly known as a “crawler.” It then inserts its piercing and sucking mouthpart and begins sucking the plant sap from the
phloem. The first instar nymph has antennae, eyes, and three pairs of well-developed legs. The nymphs are flattened, oval-
shaped, and greenish-yellow in color. The legs and antennae are atrophied during the next three instars and they are immobile
during the remaining nymphal stages. The last nymphal stage has red eyes. This stage is sometimes referred to puparium,
although insects of this order (Hemiptera) do not have a perfect pupal stage (incomplete metamorphosis). Nymphal period
is about 9 to 14 days during summer and 17 to 73 days in winter. Adults emerge from pupariathrough a T-shaped slit, leaving
behind empty pupal cases or exuviae.
Adult: The whitefly adult is a soft-bodied, moth-like fly. The wings are covered with powdery wax and the body is light yellow
in color. The wings are held over the body like a tent. The adult males are slightly smaller in size than the females. Adults live
from one to three weeks.

Life cycle: Damage symptoms:

4. Adults •• Both the adults and nymphs suck the plant sap and reduce
the vigor of the plant. In severe infestations, the leaves turn
15-30 days

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secrete large quantities of honeydew, which favors the
growth of sooty mould on leaf surfaces and reduces the
3. Pupa
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photosynthetic efficiency of the plants.
Bemisia tabaci

Natural enemies of whitefly:

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etc.

2. Nymphs
Predators: Mirid bug (Dicyphus hesperus), dragonfly, spider,
robber fly, praying mantis, red ants, coccinellids, lace wings, big
eyed bugs (Geocoris sp) etc.
1. [Link] 2. [Link]
cfm?imgnum=2511050; 3. [Link] 4. [Link]

*For management refer to page number 17.

13) Red spider mite:
Biology: Natural enemies of red spider mites:
Tetranychus urticae is commonly known as red spider mite Predators: Orius spp., mirid bugs, hover flies, lacewings,
or two spotted spider mite. They are minute in size, and vary predatory mites, predatory coccinellids (Stethorus
in color (green, greenish yellow, brown, or orange red) with punctillum), Oligota spp., Anthrocnoda xoccidentalis, gall
two dark spots on the body. midge (Feltiella minuta) etc.
Egg: Eggs are round, white, or cream-colored; egg period is Entomopathogen: Beauveria bassiana (entomo pathogen)
two to four days.
Nymph: Upon hatching, it will pass through a larval stage
and two nymphal stages (protonymph and deutonymph)
before becoming adult.
Adult: The adult lives up to three or four weeks. The
lifecycle is completed in one to two weeks. There are several
overlapping generations in a year.

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Life cycle: Damage symptoms:

••
3. Adult
14-21 days Spider mites usually extract the cell contents from the
leaves using their long, needle- like mouthparts. This
results in reduced chlorophyll content in the leaves,
leading to the formation of white or yellow speckles on
s
day
the leaves. In severe infestations, leaves will completely
2
3-1

Red spider mite,

Tetranychus spp.
desiccate and drop off. The mites also produce webbing
on the leaf surfaces in severe conditions. Under high
population densities, the mites move to using strands of
2. Nymphs 1. Eggs silk to form a ball-like mass, which will be blown by winds
2-4 days to new leaves or plants, in a process known as “ballooning.”
1. [Link]
2. [Link]
3. [Link]

*For management refer to page number 17.

14) Nematode:
Biology:
Most species of plant parasitic nematodes have a relatively simple life cycle consisting of the egg, four larval stages and the
adult male and female. They are microscopic in size. Development of the first stage larvae occurs within the egg where the
first moult occurs. Second stage larvae hatch from eggs to find and infect plant roots or in some cases foliar tissues. Under
suitable environmental conditions, the eggs hatch and new larvae emerge to complete the life cycle within 4 to 8 weeks
depending on temperature. Nematode development is generally most rapid within an optimal soil temperature range of 70
to 80°F.
Life cycle: Damage symptoms:
Life stages are microscopic in size •• Infected plants in patches in the field
3. Adults •• Formation of galls on host root system is the
Male (longer): 16-22 days
Female (bulged): 25-30 days
primary symptom
•• Roots branch profusely starting from the gall tissue
causing a ‘beard root’ symptom
•• Infected roots become knobby and knotty
•• In severely infected plants the root system is
reduced and the rootlets are almost completely
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absent. The roots are seriously hampered in their

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Root-knot nematode, function of uptake and transport of water and

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Meloidogyne spp. nutrients

•• Plants wilt during the hot part of day, especially
2. Larvae
under dry conditions and are often stunted
[Infective (J2) 1. Eggs •• Seedlings infected in nursery do not normally
juveniles]
4-6 days survive transplanting and those surviving have
reduced flowering and fruit production
1. [Link] •• Nematode infection predisposes plants to fungal
potato %20Diagnotes/Media/Html/TheProblems/Nematodes/
RootKnotNematode/[Link] and bacterial root pathogens
2. [Link]
3. [Link]
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Survival and spread:

Primary: Egg masses in infected plant debris and soil or collateral and other hosts like Solanaceous, Malvaceous and
Leguminaceous plants act as sources of inoculum
Secondary: Autonomous second stage juveniles that may also be water dispersed
Favourable conditions:
•• Loamy light soils
*For management refer to page number 14.

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Natural Enemies of Broccoli Insect and Mite Pests

Parasitoids
Egg parasitoids Egg-larval parasitoid

1. Trichogramma spp. 2. Tetrastichus spp. 3. Chelonus spp.

Larval parasitoids

4. Bracon spp. 5. Campoletis spp. 6. Apanteles spp. 7. Cotesia spp.

8. Microplitis spp. 9. Hyposoter spp. 10. Lespesia spp. 11. Microgaster spp.

Pupal parasitoids

12. Brachymeria euploeae 13. Diadegma insulare

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Nymphal/larval and adult parasitoids

14. Chrysocharis spp. 15. Aphidius spp. 16. Diglyphus isaea 17. Gronotoma micromorpha

18. Encarsia spp.

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5. [Link] 6. [Link] 7. [Link]
fruit_-_vegetables.html; 8. [Link] 9. [Link]
[Link]/lehre/bza/molnews/jasmon/[Link]; 10. [Link] 11. [Link]
Bees/SuBees/[Link]; 12. [Link] MAGENO=chalc519&VALGENUS=Brachymeri
a&VALSPECIES=euploeae; 13. [Link] 14. [Link]
in/2012/05/blog-post_21.html; 15. [Link] 16. [Link] 17. [Link]
[Link]/science/Liriomyza_ver3/key/Eucoilidae_Key/Media/Html/gronotoma_sp.html; 18. [Link]

Predators

1. Lacewing 2. Ladybird beetle 3. Reduviid bug 4. Spider

5. Robber fly 6. Red ant 7. Black drongo 8. Common mynah

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9. Big-eyed bug 10. Earwig 11. Ground beetle 12. Pentatomid bug

13. Preying mantis 14. Predatory thrips 15. Oligota spp. 16. Orius spp.

17. Hover fly 18. Mirid bug 19. Broscus spp. 20. Liogryllus spp.

21. Predatory mite

5. [Link] 6. [Link]
years-later-they8217re-still-on-the-march/story-fnihsrf2-1226686256021; 7. [Link] 8. [Link]
love-bug/; 9. [Link] 10. [Link] 11. [Link]
Bugs%20&%20Beetles/slides/ Ground%20Beetle%20-%20Pterostichus%[Link]; 12. [Link] Eocanthecona.
htm; 13. [Link] 14. [Link] 15. [Link]
16. [Link] 17. [Link] 18. http://
[Link]/wiki/Broscus; 19. [Link] 21. [Link]
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IX. DESCRIPTION OF DISEASES

1) Damping Off:
Disease symptoms:
•• Damping off occurs in two stages, i.e. the pre-emergence and the post-emergence phase.
•• In the pre-emergence phase the seedlings are killed just before they reach the soil surface.
•• The young radical and the plumule are killed and there is complete rotting of the seedlings.
•• The post-emergence phase is characterized by the infection of the young, juvenile tissues of the collar at the ground
level.
•• The infected tissues become soft and water soaked. The seedlings topple over or collapse.

Disease symptoms
Survival and spread:
Primary: Tha pathogen survives in soil as well as in crop debris
Secondary: Zoospore through rain splash or wind
Favourable conditions:
•• High humidity, high soil moisture, cloudiness and low temperatures below 24°C for few days are ideal for infection and
development of disease.
•• Crowded seedlings, dampness due to high rainfall, poor drainage and excess of soil solutes hamper plant growth and
increase the pathogenic damping-off.
*For management refer to page number 15.
2) Club root of crucifers or finger and toe disease:
Disease symptoms:
•• Stunting and yellowing of plants
•• Leaves become yellowish and wilt on hot days.
•• Club like swelling of root and rootlets
•• Club root is particularly prevalent on soils with a
pH below 7, whereas it has been observed that the
disease is often less serious on heavy soils and on soils
containing little organic matter Disease symptoms
[Link]

Survival and spread:

Primary: Soil borne resting spores, which survive for longer periods in soil (10 yrs.) Collateral hosts: Brussels sprout, cabbage,
cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, mustard, raddish, turnip.
Secondary: Resting spores or zoospores carried through irrigation water or by root contact.
Favourable conditions:
•• It occur at a temperature ranges of 12-27 0C.
•• High soil moisture
•• Neutral to acidic soils 5-7.0 pH
*For management refer to page number 15

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3) Alternaria leaf spot/blight:

Common on cabbage, cauliflower and mustard.
Disease symptoms:
•• Spots are small, dark coloured
•• They enlarge, soon become circular with a 1mm in
diameter
•• Under humid conditions groups of conidiophores will
be formed in the spot
•• Spots develop concentric rings
•• Finally the spots coalesce leading to blighting of leaves.
•• Shriveling of seeds and poor germination occurs.
•• Linear spots also appear on petioles, stems, pods and
Disease symptoms
seeds [Link]

Survival and spread:

Primary: Mycelium persisting in the seed or as spores on seed or from debris
Secondary: Wind or insect borne conidia
Favourable conditions:
•• Soil temperature of around 28 0C
•• High humidity or persistent dew
•• Moist weather with intermittent showers

*For management refer to page numbers 15, 18.

4) Black rot:
Serious on cabbage, cauliflower, knol-khol and radish
Disease symptoms:
•• First appear as chlorotic or yellow (angular) areas near the leaf margins
•• Yellow area extends to veins and midrib forming characteristic ‘v’ shaped chlorotic spots which later turn black
•• Veins and veinlets turn brown and finally black
•• Vascular blackening extend beyond affected veins to midrib, petiole and stem
•• In advanced stages, infection may reach the roots system and blackening of vascular bundles occurs. Bacterial ooze can
also be seen on affected parts
•• If the infection is early, the plants wilt and die
•• If the infection is late plants succumb to soft rot and die.

Survival and spread:

Primary: Bacterial cells internally seed borne and soil borne
Secondary: Bacterial cells dispersed through irrigation water and rain splashes.

Favourable conditions:
•• Relative humidity more than 90%
•• High soil moisture
•• Frequent rains

*For management refer to page number 15.

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5) Downy mildew:
Severe in radish, cabbage, cauliflower, mustard and knol-
khol.
Disease symptoms:
•• Small purplish brown spots on under surface of leaves
•• Small, pale yellow angular spots on upper surface of
leaves, with downy growth on the under surface. The
spots coalesce and the leaves shrivel and dries up
prematurely
•• In cabbage, these spots expose the heads to soft rot
•• Stems show dark brown and depressed lesions or
streaks which later develop downy growth of fungus.
Survival and spread:
Primary: Oospores in infected plant debris or in soil
Secondary: Wind borne and rain splashed sporangia
Favourable conditions:
•• It occur at a moderate temperature range of 12-270C Disease symptoms

•• High soil moisture [Link]

mildew_leaf.
•• Neutral to acidic soils, pH 5-7

*For management refer to page number 17.

6) White rust:
Disease symptoms:
•• White, shiny raised blisters (pustules) on the lower
surfaces of leaves, stems and flowers
•• Pustules coalesce to form irregular patches
•• The epidermis ruptures exposing white spore mass
which gives the pustule a powdery appearance
•• Distortion of the floral parts including petals, pistils and
anthers due to hypertrophy and hyperplasia
•• Plants are malformed.
Survival and spread:
Primary: Oospores in soil and sporangia from perennial
weed hosts in the vicinity
Secondary: Wind borne and rain splashed conidia Disease symptoms
(sporangia) or autonomous zoospores
Favourable conditions: [Link]

•• Relative humidity more than 90%

•• High soil moisture
•• Frequent rains
*For management refer to page number 17.

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7) Black leg:
Disease symptoms:
•• The fungus often kills seedlings or
produces sunken, black cankers at
the stem base which stunt the growth
of surviving plants. Yellow to brown,
circular spots with grey centres
appear on the leaves. The presence of
tiny, black bodies (pycnidia) on these
cankers or leaf spots is characteristic
of black-leg. The black bodies contain
millions of spores of the black-leg
fungus which ooze out and spread 1. 2.
during wet weather.
Survival and spread:
•• The fungus overwinters as mycelium
on infected plant residues and in dry
conditions survives for 20 weeks in
soil.
Favourable conditions:
•• Favours warm, wet conditions;
higher temperatures result in
the development of more visible
symptoms.
3. 4.
*For management refer to page number Disease symptoms
18. 1[Link]
2. [Link]
3&4. [Link]

8) Sclerotinia stem rot (White mold):

Disease symptoms:
•• Irregular, necrotic gray lesions on leaves; white-gray leions on stems; reduced pod set; shattering seed pods.
Survival and spread:
•• The fungus survives in the soil or in crop debris as sclerotia, which act as the primary source of inoculum. Cool moist
conditions favour infection.
Favourable conditions:
•• Disease emergence favours moderate to cool temperatures and high humidity.

[Link] [Link]
propagation; [Link]

*For management refer to page number 15.

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9) Powdery mildew:
Disease symptoms:
Small white patches on upper and lower
leaf surfaces which may also show purple
blotching; patches coalesce to form a
dense powdery layer which coats the
leaves; leaves become chlorotic and drop
from plant.
Survival and spread:
•• Primary: Dormant mycelium in
infected plant debris
•• Secondary: Wind borne conidia
Favourable conditions:
Disease symptoms
•• It occur at a moderate temperature
[Link]
range of 12-270 C
•• Dry conditions with morning relative
humidity of 80%
*For management refer to page number 17.
10) Ring spot:
Disease symptoms
Small, purple spots surrounded by a ring
of water-soaked tissue on leaves which
mature to brown spots with olive green
borders 1-2 cm across; spots may develop
numerous fruiting bodies which give them
a black appearance or develop a concentric
pattern; heavily infected leaves may dry up
and curl inwards.
Survival and spread:
The fungus overwinters as mycelium
on infected plant residues and in dry
conditions survives for 20 weeks in soil.
Favourable conditions: Disease symptoms
Ring spot requires cool, moist conditions [Link]

to survive; disease symptoms typically

develop in the fall and the peak of the
infection occurs in winter *For management refer to page number 18.

11) Mosaic virus:

Disease symptom:
•• Infected leaves show sharply defined patches of unusual coloration.
•• The causal agents of these symptoms may be nutrient imbalance or herbicide injury or result from infection by one of
several viruses.
•• It is not possible to distinguish between the viruses based on symptoms alone.
Transmission:
•• Virus spreads through transmission by thrips.
•• Weed hosts serve as natural virus reservoirs.
•• Long and continuous dry spell increases the disease incidence.

*For management refer to page number 18.

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Disease symptoms
[Link]

Disease cycles:
1. Downy mildew: 2. White rust:

Downy mildew;
White rust;
Hyaloperonospora
Albugo candida
parasitica

3. Alternaria leaf spot/blight: 4. Damping off:

Leaf blight; Damping off; Pythium

Alternaria spp. aphanidermatum

X. SAFETY MEASURES
A. At the time of harvest:
Heads should be firm-to-hard at harvest, but delaying harvest may increase the risk of splitting mature heads if soil
moisture increases suddenly. Heads are cut at the base and the outer leaves are trimmed off. For the fresh market,
fields may be cut 3 to 5 times. When hybrid varieties are used, a higher percentage of the plants can be harvested
at one time.

B. During post-harvest storage:

Heads must be cooled immediately after harvest. Broccoli can be stored at 0-2°C and 95% relative humidity for 3
to 6 weeks (early crop) or 5 to 6 months (late crop). Storage life can be prolonged even further at low O2 (2%) and
high CO2 (5%) and with controlled atmosphere storage systems, where available.

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XI. DO’S AND DON’TS IN IPM

[Link]. Do’s Don’ts
1. Deep ploughing is to be done on bright sunny days Do not plant or irrigate the field after ploughing, at least
during the months of May and June. for 2-3 weeks, to allow desiccation of weed’s bulbs and/or
The field should be kept exposed to sun light at rhizomes of perennial weeds.
least for 2-3 weeks
2. Adopt crop rotation. Avoid monocropping.
3. Grow only recommended varieties. Do not grow varieties not suitable for the season or the
region.
4. Sow early in the season Avoid late sowing as this may lead to reduced yields and
incidence of white grubs and diseases.
5. Always treat the seeds with approved chemicals/ Do not use seeds without seed treatment with
bio products for the control of seed borne diseases/ biopesticides/chemicals.
pests.

6. Sow in rows at optimum depths under proper Do not sow seeds beyond 5-7 cm depth.
moisture conditions for better establishment.

7. Apply only recommended herbicides at Pre-emergent as well as soil incorporated herbicides should
recommended dose, proper time, as appropriate not be applied in dry soils. Do not apply herbicides along
spray solution with standard equipment along with with irrigation water or by mixing with soil, sand or urea.
flat fan or flat jet nozzles.

8. Maintain optimum and healthy crop stand which Crops should not be exposed to moisture deficit stress at
would be capable of competing with weeds at a their critical growth stages.
critical stage of crop weed competition.

9. Use NPK fertilizers as per the soil test Avoid imbalanced use of fertilizers.
recommendation.

10. Use micronutrient mixture after sowing based on Do not apply any micronutrient mixture after sowing
soil test recommendations. without soil test recommendations.
11. Conduct AESA weekly in the morning preferably Do not take any management decision without considering
before 9 a.m. Take decision on management AESA and P: D ratio
practice based on AESA and P: D ratio only.
12. Install pheromone traps at appropriate period. Do not store the pheromone lures at normal room
temperature (keep them in refrigerator).

13. Release parasitoids only after noticing adult moth Do not apply chemical pesticides within seven days of
catches in the pheromone trap or as pheromone release of parasitoids.
trap or as per field observation
14. Spray pesticides thoroughly to treat the Do not spray pesticides only on the upper surface of leaves.
undersurface of the leaves.
15. Apply short persistent pesticides to avoid pesticide Do not apply pesticides during preceding 7 days before
residue in the soil and produce. harvest.
16. Follow the recommended procedure of trap crop Do not apply long persistent on trap crop, otherwise it may
technology. not attract the pests and natural enemies.

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XII. BASIC PRECAUTIONS IN PESTICIDE USAGE

A. Purchase
1. Purchase only just required quantity e.g. 100, 250, 500, 1000 g/ml for single application in specified area.
2. Do not purchase leaking containers, loose, unsealed or torn bags; Do not purchase pesticides without
proper/approved labels.
3. While purchasing insist for invoice/bill/cash memo
B. Storage
1. Avoid storage of pesticides in house premises.
2. Keep only in original container with intact seal.
3. Do not transfer pesticides to other containers; Do not store expose to sunlight or rain water; Do not
weedicides along with other pesticides
4. Never keep them together with food or feed/fodder.
5. Keep away from reach of children and livestock.
C. Handling
1. Never carry/ transport pesticides along with food materials.
2. Avoid carrying bulk pesticides (dust/granules) on head shoulders or on the back.
D. Precautions for preparing spray solution
1. Use clean water.
2. Always protect your nose, eyes, mouth, ears and hands.
3. Use hand gloves, face mask and cover your head with cap.
4. Use polythene bags as hand gloves, handkerchiefs or piece of clean cloth as mask and a cap or towel to
cover the head (Do not use polythene bag contaminated with pesticides).
5. Read the label on the container before preparing spray solution.
6. Prepare the spray solution as per requirement
7. Do not mix granules with water; Do not eat, drink, smoke or chew while preparing solution
8. Concentrated pesticides must not fall on hands etc while opening sealed container. Do not smell
pesticides.
9. Avoid spilling of pesticides while filling the sprayer tank.
10. The operator should protect his bare feet and hands with polythene bags
E. Equipments
1. Select right kind of equipment.
2. Do not use leaky and defective equipments
3. Select right kind of nozzles
4. Don’t blow/clean clogged nozzle with mouth. Use old tooth brush tied with the sprayer and clean with
water.
5. Do not use same sprayer for weedicide and insecticide.
F. Precautions for applying pesticides
1. Apply only at recommended dose and dilution
2. Do not apply on hot sunny day or strong windy condition; Do not apply just before the rains and after
the rains; Do not apply against the windy direction
3. Emulsifiable concentrate formulations should not be used for spraying with battery operated ULV
sprayer
4. Wash the sprayer and buckets etc with soap water after spraying
5. Containers buckets etc used for mixing pesticides should not be used for domestic purpose
6. Avoid entry of animals and workers in the field immediately after spraying
7. Avoid tank mixing of different pesticides
G. Disposal
1. Left over spray solution should not be drained in ponds or water lines etc. throw it in barren isolated area
if possible
2. The used/empty containers should be crushed with a stone/stick and buried deep into soil away from
water source.
3. Never reuse empty pesticides container for any other purpose.

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XIII. Pesticide application techniques

Equipments
Category A: Stationary, crawling pests/diseases
Vegetative stage Insecticides and • Lever operated knapsack sprayer (droplets of
i) For crawling and fungicides big size)
soil borne pests • Hollow cone nozzle @ 35 to 40 psi
• Lever operating speed = 15 to 20 strokes/min
or
• Motorized knapsack sprayer or mist blower
ii) For small sucking (droplets of small size)
leaf borne pests • Airblast nozzle
• Operating speed: 2/3rd throttle

Reproductive stage Insecticides and • Lever operated knapsack sprayer (droplets of

fungicides big size)
• Hollow cone nozzle @ 35 to 40 psi
• Lever operating speed = 15 to 20 strokes/min

Category B: Field flying pests/airborne pests

Vegetative stage Insecticides and • Motorized knapsack sprayer or mist blower
Reproductive stage fungicides (droplets of small size)
(Field Pests) • Airblast nozzle
• Operating speed: 2/3rd throttle
Or
• Battery operated low volume sprayer (droplets
of small size)
• Spinning disc nozzle

Mosquito/ locust Insecticides and • Fogging machine and ENV (exhaust nozzle
and spatial fungicides vehicle) (droplets of very small size)
application • Hot tube nozzle
(migratory Pests)

Category C: Weeds
Post-emergence Weedicide • Lever operated knapsack sprayer (droplets of
application big size)
• Flat fan or floodjet nozzle @ 15 to 20 psi
• Lever operating speed = 7 to 10 strokes/min

Pre-emergence Weedicide • Trolley mounted low volume sprayer (droplets

application of small size)
• Battery operated low volume sprayer (droplets
of small size)

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XIV. Operational, calibration and maintenance guidelines in brief

1. For application rate and dosage see the label and leaflet of the
particular pesticide.

2. It is advisable to check the output of the sprayer (calibration) before

commencement of spraying under guidance of trained person.

3. Clean and wash the machines and nozzles and store in dry place
after use.

4. It is advisable to use protective clothing, face mask and gloves while

preparing and applying pesticides.
Do not apply pesticides without protective clothing and wash
clothes immediately after spray application.

5. Do not apply in hot or windy conditions.

6. Operator should maintain normal walking speed while undertaking

application.

7. Do not smoke, chew or eat while undertaking the spraying operation

8. Operator should take proper bath with soap after completing

spraying

9. Do not blow the nozzle with mouth for any blockages. Clean with
water and a soft brush.

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XV. REFERENCES
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•• NHM manual for post harvest management and integrated pest management: [Link]
•• AVRDC the world vegetable center: [Link]
•• FAO Regional Vegetable IPM Programme in South & Southeast Asia: [Link]
•• Indian Institute of Horticultural Research: [Link]
•• Acharya N. G. Agricultural University, Hyderabad: [Link]
•• University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad: [Link]
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 Important Natural Enemies of Broccoli Insect & Mite Pests

Parasitoids Plants Suitable for Ecological Engineering in

Broccoli Field

Microgaster spp. Hyposoter spp. Lespesia spp.

Alfalfa Sunflower Ocimum spp.

Microplitis spp. Brachymeria euploeae Diadegma insulare

Cosmos Spearmint Mustard

Predators

Marigold Carrot Castor

Robber fly Red ant Ladybird beetle

Cowpea Buckwheat Maize

Spider Praying mantis Black drongo

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