IPM of mango stone weevil, Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius)
Implementing Organization
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR)
Project Overview
Collect and destroy all fallen fruits at weekly intervals till harvest, clean, using old brooms junctions of branches on the trunk prior to flowering (october), spray acephate 75 sp @1.5 g/l when the fruits are of lime size (2.5 – 4 cm diameter), this spray should be followed by decamethrin 2.8 ec @ 1ml/l after two to three weeks, destroy all leftover seeds in the orchard after harvest and also in the processing industry.