Top 5 Orchard Pests: Symptoms and Management
Orchards are vulnerable to variety of pests that can impact fruit quality and yield, best practices for controlling them ensures a bountiful harvest.
Fruit Fly
Symptoms:
Small, sunken spots and leads to internal decay of the fruits.
Control:
Remove and dispose of infested fruit and use baited traps.
Aphids
Symptoms:
Honeydew on fruit, and cause curling and distortion of new growth.
Control:
Release natural predators such as ladybugs and use neem oil.
Mites
Symptoms:
Discoloration and webbing on leaves with premature leaf drop.
Control:
Apply miticides and introduce predatory mites.
Codling Moth
Symptoms:
larval tunnels inside the fruit and causing premature drop.
Control:
Use pheromone traps and apply insecticides for control.
Borer
Symptoms:
Oozing of gum on the trunk, poor growth of trees.
Control:
Apply protective barriers around the trunk to prevent larvae from entering.
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