Mango is prone to damages by a large number of pests, diseases and disorders. The recommended control measures for most important and common among them are briefed below :
- Mango hopper: Two sprays (at panicles emergency and at pea size of fruits) of carbaryl (0.15%), monocrotophos (0.04%) or phosphamidan (0.05).
- Mealy bug : Ploughing inter spaces in November and dusting 2% methyl parathion @200 g per tree near the trunk and fixing 20 cm wide 400 gauge polythene strips around the trunk with grease applied on the lower edge in January as prophylactic measures and two sprays of monocrotophos (0.04%) at 15 days interval as control are needed.
- Powdery mildew: Two to three sprays of wettable sulphur (0.2%) or Karathane (0.1%) at 10-15 days interval.
- Anthracnose: Two sprays of Bavistin (0.1%) at fortnight interval.
- Malformation: One spray of 200 ppm NAA in October followed by de-blossoming at bud burst stage in December – January.
- Fruit drop: Regular irrigation during fruit development, timely and effective control of pests and diseases and spraying 20 ppm NAA at pea size of fruits.