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Asphondylia sesami
Symptoms of damage: Maggots feed inside the floral bud leading to formation of gall like structure which do not develop into flower/capsule. The affected buds wither and drop. The pest remains active at the time of bud initiation. Management Clipping of the galls, picking and burning the shed buds may help as prophylactic measure. Spray neem seed kernels extract (NSKE) 5% or dimethoate 30EC @ 1.5 ml/l or quinalphos 25EC @ 1.5 ml/l or imidacloprid 17.8SL @ 0.3 ml/l at bud initiation stage.

Symptoms of damage: Maggots feed inside the floral bud Leading to formation of gall like structure which do not develop in to flower/capsules The flower buds wither and drop

Identification of the pest: Larva: Maggots are whitish, legless and with body tapering exteriorly Adult: Mosquito like fly

Management: Two sprayings with neem formulation 0.03% Spray any one of the following Carbaryl 50 WP 1000 g/ha in 500 litre of water Neem seed kernels extract 5% Neem oil 2% (two rounds) Use alternate insecticides each time and avoid the usage of same insecticide every time

Infested flower buds Vishnupandi M (talk) 02:02, 3 July 2023 (UTC)