Okra Integrated Pest Management
Okra, Abelmoschus
esculentus belongs to Family Malvaceae. Okra is also known as lady’s finger
in English.
Okra
is mainly grown for its young immature fruits and consumed as a vegetable, raw,
cooked or fried.
It is a common
ingredient of soups and sauces. The fruits can be conserved by drying or
pickling. The leaves are sometimes used as spinach or cattle feed, the fibers
from the stem for cord, the mucilage for medical and industrial purposes, and
the seeds as a substitute for coffee. Okra seeds contain a considerable amount
of good quality oil and protein.
Besides local market,
okra is grown as fresh or frozen export product to Japan by Thailand and the
Philippines. Okra in brine is also a potential export to the Middle East.
Here are some pests in
okra.
PESTS:
q Stem
and Pod Borer of Okra, Earias vitella
q Okra
Fruitworm, Heliothis armigera
q Common
Cutworm, Spodoptera litura
q Cotton
Whiteflies, Bemisia tabaci
q Leafhopper,
Amrasca biguttula
q Melon
Aphids, Aphis gossypii
q Cotton
Thrips, Thrips palmi
q Red
spider mites, Tetranychus sp.
You can control this
pest of pechay by biological control, chemical control and also by the cultural
control.
That’s All … Thank You
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