Thrips:

Causal Organism: Thrips indicus

• It causes severe damage to the young plants by sucking the cell sap.

       

        Damaged shoot  of pea plant

Control:

• Grow tolerant/resistant varieties.
• Spray Phosphamidon (0.03%) or Dimethonate (0.03%) at 15 days interval. Stop the spraying of crop at least 20 days before the picking of pods.
• Neem formulations ( 2-3 ml/ liter) is also effective in controlling the pest.