PEST IDENTIFICATION AND

CONTROLING IN

STRAWBERRY

Pest identificationSpider mites

Very Small Red colour White colour legs White colour hairs

In body

Damage & symptoms Spider webs Reduce plants growth Chlorosis

Control

Cleaning affected leaves. Avoid high temperature and increase

ventilation.

chemical application.

Cyclamen mites

Damage and symptoms

Curling all leaves in plants. Burning sign in flowers. Cracks in fruits.

Thrips

Small Black color

Damage and symptoms Nymphs and adult trips can injure

the plant by rasping the plant tissues and sucking the exuding sap.

Trips feed on strawberry blossoms and cause the stigmas and anthers to turn brown and abort

Control

removing effected plant parts Improving Reducing temperature. Chemical control.

Aphids

Green and black color Aphids can be seen.

Nymph is green color and small.

Damage and symptoms

Aphid nymphs and adults feed on strawberry plant sap.

ruduce plant growth. curled leaves, yellowish spots

Control

removing effected plant parts removing

Chemical control.

Lygus bugs

Damage and symptoms

Control

Manually removing Chemically

Lygus bugs Small beetle Yellow color dots in black color

body. Red color head Black color legs

Damage

Chewing flowers, fruits and leaves

Control

Manually control Chemical control

Window beetle

Small Shiny black color

Damage

Chewing leaves top layer.

Control

Manually control Chemical control

Caterpillar

Small to large White, green, black and brown

color.

Damage and symptoms

Control

Manually removing chemically

Black cut warm

Damage and symptom

Control

Manually Chemical control

Slug

Damage and symptom

Control

Chemical control

White grub

White grub

Damage and symptom

Control

Manually Chemically