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Seedling Maggot
What are the symptoms
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Larvae feed on the terminal shoot, producing lesions, curling and breaking of young leaves.
Insect feeding leads to wilting, drying and rotting of central shoots.
Impact to the crop
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Infested seedlings are stunted, wilted or may produce side tillers.
How to control
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√ Planting earlier in the season to avoid high infestation
√ Removal of alternate host plants or maintaining a clean culture
√ Seed treatment like carbofuran (Marshal 25ST) before planting
√ Use of registered and recommended foliar applied insecticides
Source: Dela Cueva, et. al., 2015
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