Pest management
Some important pests, which commonly infest grapes and their control measures, are:
Flea beetle : (Scelodonta strigicolhis Motschulsky)
Symptoms
• This pest will appear immediately after pruning and the newly sprouted buds are damaged.
• Leaves are defoliated with a characteristic slit cuts.
control measures
Spraying of Quinolphos 0.06% or Carbaryl WP 0.2% four days after pruning is done to control the pest. Spraying of neem cake extract (4%) is also useful. Imdiacloprid 17.8 SL @ 0.3-0.4 ml / L or Lamda cyhalothirn 5 CS @ 0.5 ml/L or fipronil 80 WG @ 0.06 g/L water can also give effective control against flea beetles.