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PEST IDENTIFICATION AND
CONTROLING IN
STRAWBERRY
Pest identificationSpider mites
Very Small Red colour White colour legs White colour hairs
In body
Damage & symptoms Spider webs Reduce plants growth Chlorosis
Control
Cleaning affected leaves. Avoid high temperature and increase
ventilation.
chemical application.
Cyclamen mites
Damage and symptoms
Curling all leaves in plants. Burning sign in flowers. Cracks in fruits.
Thrips
Small Black color
Damage and symptoms Nymphs and adult trips can injure
the plant by rasping the plant tissues and sucking the exuding sap.
Trips feed on strawberry blossoms and cause the stigmas and anthers to turn brown and abort
Control
removing effected plant parts Improving Reducing temperature. Chemical control.
Aphids
Green and black color Aphids can be seen.
Nymph is green color and small.
Damage and symptoms
Aphid nymphs and adults feed on strawberry plant sap.
ruduce plant growth. curled leaves, yellowish spots
Control
removing effected plant parts removing
Chemical control.
Lygus bugs
Damage and symptoms
Control
Manually removing Chemically
Lygus bugs Small beetle Yellow color dots in black color
body. Red color head Black color legs
Damage
Chewing flowers, fruits and leaves
Control
Manually control Chemical control
Window beetle
Small Shiny black color
Damage
Chewing leaves top layer.
Control
Manually control Chemical control
Caterpillar
Small to large White, green, black and brown
color.
Damage and symptoms
Control
Manually removing chemically
Black cut warm
Damage and symptom
Control
Manually Chemical control
Slug
Damage and symptom
Control
Chemical control
White grub
White grub
Damage and symptom
Control
Manually Chemically