Main pests in coloured capsicum and how to get blemish-free fruit for retail.
What pests damage coloured capsicum and how do I keep fruit clean?
FFaisal Ahmed5 महीने पहले · 233 व्यू
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🌾Farmer.in Krishi Teamविशेषज्ञ ✓5 महीने पहले
The main enemies of coloured capsicum are thrips (which scar fruit and spread virus), two-spotted spider mite in hot dry conditions, aphids and whitefly, plus viral leaf curl and fungal fruit rots. Since buyers reject scarred or marked fruit, control sucking pests early with scouting, sticky traps, and rotated recommended chemicals or biocontrol following the label and pre harvest interval. Blossom end rot, a black sunken patch at the fruit tip, is a calcium and water issue rather than a disease, fixed by steady irrigation and balanced nutrition. Confirm the exact spray plan with your KVK because mite and thrips resistance differs by area.
GGanesh Salunke5 महीने पहले
Thrips are the reason my fruit gets downgraded. I scout twice a week and treat the moment I see them, once the scarring is on the fruit it is too late.
PPooja Mhatre4 महीने पहले
I had black spots at the bottom of fruits and thought it was disease. It was blossom end rot from uneven watering, fixing the drip schedule solved it.