Serpentine leaf miner in Cotton

Serpentine leaf miner: Liriomyza trifolii (Agromyzidae:Diptera)

Kannada name: Ele surang keeta

Damage symptoms:

• Infestation starts from 2-3 leaf stage of the and continues upto 40 to 50 days
• Makes zig zag tunnels or mines on leaves.

                

                      Damage symptom                    Adult                             Affected cotton leaf           

Management:

• Instal  yellow sticky trap @ 20/acre
• Spray imidacloprid 17.8 SL @ 0.5ml/l or acitamiprid 20 SP @ 0.2g/l or thiomethaxam 25 WG @ 0.2g/l
• Spray fluid of 400-500 l of water should be used