Chemical management
- Apply any one of the
following insecticides if the pest crosses ETL.
- Carboryl +Sevidol 4% G
12.5 kg, Carbofuron 3G 33 kg (Soil application). The granular application
should be immediately followed by irrigation.
- Spray chlorpyriphos
1000 ml along with a sticker like Teepol (250 ml / 500 l of water) to make
the solution stick on to the surface of the crop and it is preferable to
use high volume sprayer to be most effective.
- Application of Phorate
10G @ 1.0 kg a.i. /ha at 4th week age of the crop in equal splits to the
soil and leaf whorls.
- Treating sugarcane setts
with 0.1% malathion or chloripyriphos.