Insects of the Tomato
Tomato is an important and very profitable crop in Pakistan. Tomato is a vegetable, which is very popular because of its beautiful colour and excellent taste. Tomatoes are used to enhance the taste of food and are also very useful for health when used in salads. In addition, tomato ketchup is very popular all over the world. Keeping in view the popularity of tomatoes, their cultivation is increasing day by day. In this connection, a new variety is being developed which can be cultivated in any season all year round. However, like other vegetables, many pests and insects cause irreparable damage to the tomato crop, like Cutworms, Fruit flies, Fruit Borer, Jassid, and many others. In this article, we will discuss their identification, treatment, and fruit fly trap control through chemical control methods and fruit fly traps.
Insects of Tomatoes
- Cutworm
- Fruit Fly
- Fruit Borer
- Jassid
Tomato Cutworm
Cutworm is a dangerous tomato insect. The Cutworm causes irreparable damage to the tomato crop. Cutworm hides in the soil during the day. Comes out at night, and attacks the crop. The cutworm attacks the plant and cuts it off the stem, and the plant dies.
Cutworm Control
Control by cultural control method, digging the soil in the daytime near the plants, can control the cutworm bugs. The Cutworm control by the chemical control method, insect killer spray Sevin 350 grams per acre for chemical control.
Fruit Flies
Flies attack the tomato crop. The fruit fly insect is brownish-yellow in colour and has dark brown spots on its wings. Fruit flies attack the crop and lay eggs inside the fruit. After a few days, these eggs become caterpillars and get their food from the fruit pulp and discharge their waste there. This makes the fruit dirty and weak and then breaks and falls down.
Flies of the fruit Control
There are two ways to control the Flies of the tomato insects.
- Fruit Fly Trap
- Flies Chemical Control
Fruit Fly Trap
To control the fruit flies naturally, a fruit fly trap should be made. As well as affected plants should be removed from the field and destroyed and a deep pit should be dug away from the field and buried in it.
Fruit Flies Chemical Control
Flies controlled by chemical control method, spray Coragen 50 ml per acre.
In addition, Methamidophos spray controls the flies.
Fruit Borer
Fruit borer insects attack the fruit and start to eat the fruit, and the fruit falls under the rot. Borer control through the chemical control method, spray the Lorsban and repeat again after 15 days.
Jassid
Jassid attacks the leaves of the tomato crop. It sucks the juice of the leaves of the tomato crop, which weakens the leaves and causes them to dry out and fall off. In addition, jassid has caused to spread of many diseases. That\’s why is so important to control jassid. Jassid controlled through fruit fly trap and a chemical control method, using the spray Acelan 20 SL.
