Underground pests, usually refers to grubs, needle worms, mole cricket, tiger, root maggot, jumping nail, yellow guard melon larvae.
The invisibility of underground pests make them hard to notice in early stage ,the farmer only be able to notice the damage after root get rot ,
nutrition and water cannot transit into plant ,causing plant leaves start to show yellow, wilting, dry and other hazards .
By the time these symptoms appear, it is too late for farmers to take action, local damage has already been done, and prevention is extremely difficult and costly.
Therefore, the most labor-saving and time-saving and the most effective way to control underground pests is to prevent them in advance.
The most obvious effect is to take soil treatment or seed mixing.
Our agricultural technicians through a large number of field summary, summed up some control skills,
below is some our recommendations:
1. Seed mixing method :
Recommend formulation : Difenoconazole+Fluroxonil+Thiamethoxam FS, Imidacloprid FS
Target underground pests : Grub,Wireworm,Mole cricket
Advantages : Long lasting period , Low use rate makes it economical to use .
2. Dipping roots method :
Recommend formulation : 70% Imidacloprid ,80%Captan
Mixing with 5-10L water .Then mix with soil , dipping with roots while transplanting crops .(such as pepper,eggplant)
Target underground pests :Grub,Wireworm,Mole cricket
Advantages : Long lasting period ,Great protection effect
3. Soil treatment method:
Recommend formulation :Thiamethoxam GR ,Dinotefuran+Bifenthrin GR, Phoxim+Lambda cyhalothrin GR
Target underground pests :grubs, needle worms, mole cricket, tiger, root maggot
Advantages : Long lasting period ,Great protection effect,high kill effect
4. Root irrigation method :
Recommend formulation hoxim+Lambda cyhalothri+Thiamethoxam GR
Target underground pests :grubs, needle worms, mole cricket, tiger, root maggot
Advantages : Long lasting period ,Great protection effect,high kill effect
Post time: Apr-13-2023