Pacific Pests, Pathogens, Weeds & Pesticides - Online edition

Pacific Pests, Pathogens, Weeds & Pesticides

Bean pod-sucking bug (018)


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Samari

  • Hem spred long staka ples lo wol finis: Hem impoten insek wea save lukim lo olketa bean plants.
  • Lokol Nem: Insek nilam frut blo bean
  • Saentifik  Nem: Riptortus species; tufala types, Riptortus serripes an Riptortus linearis
  • Eggs – Insek leim egg wan bae wan antap lo lifs 
    • Taem eggs hem hatch, smol insek luk olsem smol anis bae kam aot an senisi go lo black brown insek wea saes hem 16 -18mm long.
    • Smol an bik insek usim nila lo mouth fo sakim juice from fruts an kosim olketa fo tane brown, rinkol an dae.

Lokol Kontrol:

  • No plantim niu bean kolsap lo olo plants wea insek stap. Plantim Bixa (lip stick tree) saed lo gaden bean, hem olsem trap plant wea insek save kam lo hem.
  • Pikim insek wetem han lo eli mone, kolektim an bonem left ova plant bihaen havest.

Kemikol Kontrol:

  • Sprei wetim lokol kemikol olsem derris, pyrethrum or chilli; synthetic pyrethroids o malathion.

Lokol nem: Pod-sucking bug

Saentifik nem: Riptortus species

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