PEST |
PICTURE |
WHAT
THEY DO |
HOW TO
SOLVE |
Aphids |
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They suck plant sap,
distorting leaves and stems and transmitting various
diseases |
Try rubbing the insects
off with your fingers or hose them off with water.
Spray plants with insecticidal soap. |
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Caterpillars |
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They feed on plant roots
or plant stems and leaves. |
Pick off the eggs, larvae
or pupae of the caterpillar and crush them underfoot. |
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Cutworms |
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They feed at the base of
plants during the day cutting them off at soil level. |
Hoe up the area about one
meter from affected plants and expose the grubs. Pick
off and destroy. Make a cardboard or aluminum foil
collar to encircle plant stem and set 2.5cm deep into soil. |
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Leafhoppers |
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Small active insects that
feed on plant sap causing a brownish burn on the tips of the
leaves |
Use insecticide at the
recommended dosage of the manufacturer. Spray as soon
as infestation occurs. Repeat at 7 to 14 days
interval. |
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Leafminer |
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They are immature stages
of flies, wasps, beetles or moths. The larvae make
winding or large botch mines on the foliage of plants. |
Pick off and destroy
infected leaves. Spray with insecticide when sign of
infestation is observed at the vegetative stage. |