YOGYAKARTA Pest attacks on chili plants must be addressed immediately, because they can reduce plant productivity and result in crop failure. These pests attack various parts of the plant, from roots to fruit.
So, what types of pests attack chili plants? How to control them? Come on, find out the answer in the following article.
Quoting the book Pests and Diseases on Chili Plants and Controlling them by Araz Meilin (2014), here are several types of pests on chili plants and how to control them:
Fruit fly pests can cause damage to chilies that are still young and ripe. Fruits that are attacked by this pest will rot and then fall to the ground.
In chili plants, fruit fly pest attacks give rise to distinctive symptoms, namely the appearance of a black spot at the base of the fruit. The black spot appears due to the activity of adult fruit flies which put their eggs in chilies. The eggs then hatch and reproduce in the fruit.
Larva contained in the fruit can cause internal damage, the fruit becomes pale yellow and wither.
To control this pest, here are some things you can do:
The attack of mealybugs (Bemisia tabaci) can cause necrotic patches on chili plant leaves. When the population increases, mealy attacks can inhibit chili plant growth. The range of these insects is very wide and can reach a large population in a short time.
The attack of mealybugs on chili plants can be overcome by applying the following tips:
Fertilizers in chili plants can suck up young leaf liquids and young plant parts. Leaves that are attacked by these pests will appear patchy. This can cause the leaves to become curly.
If there is a heavy attack, the chili plant leaves will dredge up, the tumbu is dwarf, yellowish, the leaves are twisted, roll up and then wither and die.
To control mealy leaf pests, you can spray insecticides, if the population exceeds the threshold, which is more than 50 per plant.
This chili plant pest attacks by suctioning the lower surface liquid of the leaves, especially the young leaves).
Thrips attacks are characterized by crack spots. The leaves that are attacked turn color into copper chocolate, dredging or wrinkles and eventually die.
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Thrips pest attacks on chili plants can be controlled by:
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