Important Mango Pests

Mango Hopper
They are the most dreaded pests of Mango Plant
Suck the sap
Damage tender plant shoot
Damage the buds,leaves,fruit, inflorescence
Destruct the fruit setting
Distrust the inflorescence

1. IMPORTANT PESTS OF MANGO
1.MangohopperorLeafhopper:Idioscopusclypealis
Idioscopusnitidulus
Amritodusatkinsoni
2.Mangomealybug:Drosichamangiferae
3.Mangofruitfly:Bactroceradorsalis
4.Mangoshootgall:Apsyllacistellata
5.Barkeatingcaterpillar:Indarbellatetraonis
Indarbellaquadrinotata
6.Stemborer:Batocerarufomaculata
7.Mangoleafwebber:Orthagaeuadrusalius
8.Mangostoneweevil:Sternochatusmangiferae
9.Mangobudmite:Aceriamangiferae

2. Mango hopper/Leaf hopper
Idioscopusclypealis, Idioscopusnitidulus&
Amritodusatkinsoni
Cicadellidae Hemiptera
Most destructive ,regular pest of mango throughout the country
.
DISTRIBUTION:found through out the country
Idioscopus clypealis : predominantly in South Gujrat,
Karnataka &
Maharastra .
Amritodus atkinsoni : comparatively more common in North
India.
Idioscopus nitidulus : has been recorded from Peninsular
India.

3. MARKS OF IDENTIFICATION AND LIFE CYCLE
ADULTS: adults are small about
3 to 5 mm long ,dull brown in colour.
•Triangular and wedge shaped , broader at
anterior end and narrower towards posterior
end.
•Fore & hind wings are leathery &
membranous,respectively.
EGGS: Female lay about 200 eggs in her life
span .
•Eggs are laid singly in tissue of leaves,
buds and flowers.
Eggs are dull white in colourandhatch in 7
to 10 days.
NYMPHS: Newly emerged nymphs are small
about 1 to 2mm long, pale yellow in color.
•N P : 21-28 days with 5 instars.

4. Different
Instars
ADULT

5. NATURE OF DAMAGE
•Damaging stage : Both nymphs and adults
•Large no. of nymphs and adults attack on the mango tree viz;
tender shoots , leaves & inflorescence.
•They puncture & suck the cell sap from tender parts of the plants
Due to heavy puncturing and continuous draining of cell sap
causing curling and drying of the infested tissue.
•They prefer to feed on inflorescence .
•Due to continuous sucking of cell sap from the inflorescenceand
flower , large no of inflorescence dry up and fall to the ground.
•Even if the flower is fertilized , subsequent development and the
fruit setting may be ceased.
•Young fruits drop off.
•They also damage the crop by secreting sweet and sticky
substances known as honey dew which favoursthe growth of
sooty moulds / black fungus on the upper surface of the leaf that
adversely affect the photosynthetic activity of the plants.
•Loss: 20 -100 % .

8. MANAGEMENT
•Keep the orchards neat & clean.
•Avoid water logging in the field / orchards.
•Overlapping and overcrowding branches
should be pruned just after harvest of the
fruits.
•Spraying of insecticides at three stages
are more effective against this pest.
•1
st
spray : when the inflorescence is of 3-
4 inches in length or at PI stage.

9. The second spray is required when inflorescence are
of full size but not in full bloom.
The third spray should be given after complete set of
fruits or when fruits are of pea size.
Insecticides recommended for control of this pest
are :
SL.NO.Recommended
insecticides
Dose/lit.
water
1. Malathion(50EC) 2 ml
2. Dimethoate(30EC) 1 ml
3. Chlorpyriphos(20 EC) 2.5 ml
4. Profenophos(50EC) 1 ml
5. Metasystox(25EC) 1.2 ml
6. Carbaryl(50WP) 2 g
7. Imidachloprid(14.5 EC)1 ml
Attempt
should be
made to
change the
insecticides
in each
spray.

10. •Spray inectgrowth regulator viz;
Buprofezin(Applaud 25 WP) @ 1-1.5 g/ lit. of water.
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL :
•Apply entomopathogenic fungi viz;
Verticilliumlecanii& Beauveriabassiana.
•PARASITES :
Pipunculesannulifemer-----------Parasitizing adults
& nymphs
Tetrastichussp.
Aprostocetussp. Egg parasitoids