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Brinjal Pest management : : Lady bird beetle

 

Lady bird beetle
It feeds voraciously on the leaves and tender parts of eggplant. They cause serious damage during their larval stage and when they appear in large numbers. As a result of their feeding, skeletonized patches develop on leaves. Later, the leaves dry away.

Control:

Thiodane: 2 ml/lt. Or Sevin: 3 g/lt

 

Source: Head, Division of Entomology & Nematology, IIHR Bangalore