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Integrated Pest Management for Ginger by donbosskiss is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Major insect pests of ginger include the shoot borer (Dichocoris punctiferalis) and white grub (Holotrichia spp.). The shoot borer infests ginger shoots from June to October, causing dead hearts. White grub feeds on ginger roots and rhizomes, causing yellowing and cutting of pseudostems. Management strategies include collecting and destroying adult shoot borers, applying Beauveria bassiana or Metarhizium, and leaving land fallow to reduce white grub populations. Major diseases include soft rot caused by Pyt
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- donbosskiss
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