Blister beetle: Zonabris pustulata (Meloidae: Coleoptera)

Damaging systems:

• Beetles appear in large numbers during flowering season and damage the flowers by feeding on petals.

Management:

Chemical control:

• Three sprays or dust should be given once in 10-12 days after emergence, ie.,
• Endosulfan 30 EC 0.07 per cent or
• Monocrotophos 36 SL 0.04 per cent or
• Quinalphos 1.5 per cent dust 25 kg/ha.