Termites (Several Species)
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Symptoms
- Poor germination of setts
- Setts are hollow inside and may be filled with soil
- Characteristic semi-circular feeding marks on standing crop
- Stalk filled with mud and collapses when disturbed
- Entire shoot dries up and can be pulled out easily
Management
- Killing the queen (by manual removal or by use of termiticides (imidacloprid or chlorpyriphos)
- Soil drenching of the fields using termiticides
- Sett treatment with termiticides