IPM of mango stone weevil, Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius)
- Collect and destroy all fallen fruits at weekly intervals till harvest.
- Clean, using old brooms junctions of branches on the trunk prior to flowering (October).
- Spray Acephate 75 SP @1.5 g/l when the fruits are of lime size (2.5 – 4 cm diameter). This spray should be followed by decamethrin 2.8 EC @ 1ml/l after two to three weeks.
- Destroy all leftover seeds in the orchard after harvest and also in the processing industry.
