Gall Midge on Chilli- How to Get rid of them?
Gall Midge: Chilli is an important commercial crop grown in India. Both types such as Green and Red have got there importance for pungency and colour in Indian culinary.
Pests and diseases of Chilli:
Chilli is attacked by several diseases and pests during growth and development. The important diseases are leaf spots, leaf curl virus and anthracnose and pests like thrips, mites, white flies, gall midges and fruit borer.
Among them, the pest which attack during both flowering and fruiting stage is gall midge.
Gall midge in Chilli
Gall midge is a dipteran insect scientifically know as Asphondylia capsici. It is a mosquito like fly which is affecting the chilli crop mainly in irrigated cultivation.
Morphology of gall midge:
The gall midge maggots will be whitish to brown in colour and adults are mosquito fly like which will be brown to blackish in colour.
Feeding habit and damages caused by gall midge in Chilli:
The maggots of the gall midge insect will feed on the flower parts and young fruits.
On Flower:
Affected flower bud will remain unopen, while affected flower will dry and dropoff, so we can observe severe flower drop off in affected fields.
On Fruit:
Fruits affected by gall midge will fail to develop into a healthy fruit, remains crooked and malformed, finally reducing the fruit size, seed number and yield of the chilli crop.
Management Of Gall Midges on Chilli:
Before transplanting:
Fipronil 0.3 GR @ 6-8 kg/ acre
Note: Apply above product during land preparation
Before flowering:
Spinetoram 11.7% SC @ 0.9 ml/l + Neem oil
During flowering and fruiting:
Profenofos 50 EC @ 2 ml/l OR Acephate 75 SP @ 2 gm/ lit OR Spirotetramat OR Fipronil 0.3% SC OR Carbosulfan 25% EC OR Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 % w/w + Neem oil
Table containing Chemical and Biological products to control gall midges in green chilli:
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Chemical name |
Trade/Brand name |
Dosage |
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Fipronil 0.3% GR |
6-8 kg/Acre |
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Spinetoram 11.7% SC |
0.9 ml/lit |
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Profenofos |
1.5- 2 ml/ litre |
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Profenophos 40%+Cypermethrin 4%EC |
2- 2.5 ml/ litre |
|
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Acephate |
1.5-2 gm/lit |
|
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BUPROFEZIN + ACEPHATE |
2 gm/lit |
|
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Acephate 500 + Imidacloprid 1.8 % SP |
2 gm/lit |
|
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Spirotetramat |
2ml/lit |
|
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Spirotetramat 11.01% + Imidacloprid 11.01% 240 SC |
0.5-1 ml/lit |
|
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Carbosulfan 25% EC |
2 ml/l |
|
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Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 % w/w |
0.4 ml/l |
|
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Fipronil 0.3% SC |
2 ml/l |
|
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Neem oil |
1-5ml depending on concentration |
Also Read : POWDERY MILDEW IN CHILLI - A DISEASE IN WINTER TO CAUSE HEAVY CROP LOSSE!
For more products to control gall midges in chilli crop, please click below links:
https://www.bighaat.com/collections/chemical-management-of-gall-midges
https://www.bighaat.com/collections/biological-management-of-gall-midges
For more information related to Chilli diseases and pests, read below blogs:
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Manjula G S
Associate Agronomist
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