Bristle Mealybug

Bristly Mealybug (GREENHOUSE) (Pseudococcus longispinus) - mace tana da elliptical, elongated, dan kadan convex a saman. Jikin kore ne, an lulluɓe shi da farin kakin zuma. Tare da gefuna na jiki akwai nau'i-nau'i 17 na farin waxy filaments, wanda biyun na baya shine mafi tsawo kuma sau da yawa ya fi tsayi duka. Tsawon jikin mace, ban da gashin kai tsaye, shine 3,5 mm. Ci gaban wannan nau'in a cikin amfanin gona mai karewa yana faruwa akai-akai. Wata mace da aka samu taki ta ajiye kwai kusan 200 a cikin jaka, wanda ta dauka har sai tsutsa ta fito. Larvae da ke fitowa da farko suna ciyarwa tare tare da manya, suna kafa yankuna da tarawa. Yawancin tsararraki na iya haɓaka a cikin shekara guda. Yayin da mulkin mallaka ya zama mai yawa, tsutsa ta watse kuma ta haifar da sababbin yankuna.

Midges zauna a kan ganye da harbe, mafi sau da yawa a cikin cokali mai yatsu, da kuma ciyar a can. Suna da cutarwa ta hanyar huda ƙwayar tsiro da tsotsar ruwan 'ya'yan itace, suna haifar da canza launi da bushewa daga sassa ko ma tsire-tsire gaba ɗaya. Tushensu yana da guba kuma yana sa ganyen tsire-tsire masu ado ya zama rawaya kuma ya faɗi.

Yawancin tsire-tsire suna girma a ƙarƙashin murfin kuma a cikin gidaje.

Yin mu'amala da shi yana da matukar wahala. Ya kamata a fesa tsire-tsire da magungunan kashe kwari mai zurfi ko na tsari, misali Mospilan 20SP. Ya kamata a maimaita magani bayan kwanaki 7-10.