Sap Sucking Pests

SAP SUCKING PESTS

Sap suckers include common pests like aphids, leafhoppers, thrips, whiteflies, mealy bugs, scale insects, bugs, spider mites and many others. They have puncturing and sucking mouthparts and feed on plant juices. While plants may survive moderate infestations, the real issue is the continuous loss of vital nutrients and the spread of viral diseases. The feeding holes created by these pests also become entry points for fungal infections.

Biological Control Methods

Avoid depending only on repellents. Encourage natural predators and avoid excessive nitrogen fertilization that makes plants overly tender and attractive to pests.

SAP SUCKING PESTS – TREATMENT / SOLUTION

Pest
Treatment / Solution

Cottony Cushion Scale, White Flies, Lace Bugs, Mealy Bugs, Spider Mites, Aphids
Soap nut water or/and Neem oil emulsion or/and 20 ml Verticillium lecanii in 1 ltr water

Spittle Bug, Squash Bug
Neem oil emulsion or 20 ml Metarhizium Anisopliae in 1 ltr water

Green Stinky Bug
Panchagavya / Fish amino acid

Scale Insects
Neem oil emulsion (2.5 – 3 ml Neem oil in 1 ltr soap nut water)

Thrips
Blue sticky traps and Neem oil emulsion