Cucurbits crop calendar for January month

Name of  Pests/Diseases	Damaging symptoms	Photo gallery	Management
Serpentine leaf miner, Liriomyza trifolii

Drying and dropping of leaves due to infestation 
   

Spray monocrotophos 36 SL @ 1.5 ml/l  OR NSKE @ 4 %.

Pumpkin beetles  Leaves with holes and sickly appearance     

Spray malathion @ 1.0 ml/l  OR quinolphos @ 1.0 ml/l  ORCarbaryl @ 4g/l

 

Cucurbits anthracnose

 

Small yellowish or water soaked ulcer like areas on foliage and on fruits

   Spray Mancozeb or Hexacab 0.25% or carbendazim 0.1% at 10 days interval