LIST OF RECOMMENDED INSECTICIDES

FOR MANGO
Type Common Name Trade Name
Carbamate BMPC Diacarb 50 EC
Hopkill 50 EC
Carbaryl Sevin 50 WP
Sevin 85 WP
Sevin XLR
Marsbyl 50 WP
Marsbyl 85 WP
Zacarb 85 WP
IGR Buprofesin Applaud 10 WP
Organophosphate (OP) Dimethoate Perfekthion 40 EC
Fenitrothion Folithion 50 EC
Fenthion Lebaycid 50 EC
Methanidophos Tirador 600 LC
Phenthoate Pennant 50 EC
Trichlorfon Dipterex 95% SP
Pyrethroids (PY) Cyfluthrin Baythroid 050 EC
Cypermethrin Magnum 5 EC
Smash 5 EC
Cotrin 5 EC
Flash 5 EC
Power Blaster
Cymbush 5 EC
Bugbuster 5 EC
Cypro 5 EC
Bushwack 5 EC
Sherpa 5 EC
Cypex 5 EC
Punis X5.5 EC
Decis 100 EC
Deltamethrin
Decis 2.5 EC
Esfenvalerate Sumi-alpha 2.5 EC
Fenvalerate Sumicidin 3 EC
Leadmark 3 EC
Kilpes 3 EC
Confidor 100 SL
Imidacloprid
Karate 1 WP
Lambdacyhalothrin
Karate 2.5 EC
Kafil 10 EC
Permethrin
Corsair 5 EC
Pytox 5 EC

Mixed Formulation
(OP-OP) Malathion + Ambithion 100 E
Fenitrothion
(OP-PY) Chlorpyrifos + Predator Plus
Cypermethrin
Chlorpyrifos & Blink 275 EC
Cypermethrin
(PY-IGR) Deltamethrin + Stingray 5.625 EC
Buprofezin
Others Cartap HCL Dimotrin 50 SP
Ethenfenprox Trebon 10 EC
Flufenoxuron Cascade 10 WDC
Phosalone Zolone 35 EC
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 Management of Mango Hopper

Hopper is a serious pest of mango which may cause up to 50 per cent crop loss

in cases of severe infestation. This pest is expected to emerge from the last

week of February to first week of March. Amritodus atkinsoni, Idioscopus

clypealis and Idioscopus nitidulus are the most common species of hopper and

they can be easily identified on the basis of size, colour and spots on the

abdomen. A. atkinsoni is bigger in size (4.2 to 5 mm long), dark grey in colour

having two spots on abdomen and scutellum. I. nitidulus is slightly smaller (4

to 4.8 mm long) with three spots on the scutellum and a prominent band across

its light brown wings, whereas I. clypealis is the smallest (3.5 mm) with two

spots on the scutellum, dark spots on the vertex and light brown in colour.

Fig.1 Infestation of mango hopper on leaf and fruit

Adults oviposit from middle of February to March on the floral tissues. They lay

egg singly on floral shoots, buds and tender leaves which hatch in a week. After

hatching, large number of nymphs and adults puncture and suck the sap of

tender parts such as panicles, inflorescence, leaves and fruits, thereby

reducing the vigour of the plants and particularly destroying inflorescence and

causing fruit drop. Heavy puncturing and continuous draining of the sap causes

curling and drying of infested tissues. They also damage the crop by excreting a

sweet sticky substance which facilitates the development of sooty mould, a

fungi, which affects photosynthesis activities of leaf. A low population of

hoppers is normally recorded in mango orchards throughout the year but it

peaks up during February to April and June to August. Shade and high humidity

are favourable for their multiplication. Such conditions usually prevail in old,

neglected and closely planted orchards. In summers the total life of a hopper

lasts 2-3 weeks.

How to manage hoppers ?

In order to control mango hoppers, first spray of imidacloprid (0.005%, 0.3 ml

per liter of water) should be done at early stages of panicle formation, if

hopper population is more than 5 per panicle. The second spray of

thiamethoxam (0.005%, i.e., 0.2 g per liter of water) or acephate (1.5 g per

liter of water) should be carried out after fruit set. If substantial hopper

population still persists, third spray of carbaryl (0.15%, i.e., 3 g per liter of

water) should be done before maturity of fruits. Synthetic pyrethroids such as

cypermethrin, permethrin, fenvalerate and deltamethrin should not be sprayed

in mango as they are harmful to human health. Orchardists are advised not to

spray if more than 50 per cent flowering has already occured because it will

affect the pollinator activity leading to low fruit set. Good orchard

management practices such as keeping the orchard clean, regular ploughing,

removal of weeds and pruning of overcrowded and overlapping branches in the

month of December will reduce the hopper population.