Shoot and fruit borer: clip and destroy affected shoot tips with bore holes and affected fruits; avoid synthetic pyrethroids; spray neem seed kernel extract 5% from one month after planting at 15-day intervals; monitor moths with pheromone traps and release Trichogramma after each brood. Whitefly: yellow sticky traps at 12 per hectare, neem oil 3% with teepol 1 ml/l, and maize as a border crop. Epilachna beetle: collect and destroy beetles, grubs and pupae. Aphids: release green lacewing larvae (Chrysoperla) at 10,000 per hectare. Apply neem cake at 250 kg/ha.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Brinjal – Pests; IPM package, pp. 65–67
Region
Tamil Nadu
Last updated
2026-11-04
Damping off and nematodes
Treat seeds with Trichoderma asperellum at 4 g/kg or Pseudomonas fluorescens at 10 g/kg 24 hours before sowing, apply P. fluorescens to soil at 2.5 kg/ha with 50 kg FYM, and avoid water stagnation. For nematodes with damping off, use Trichoderma seed treatment with pressmud at 5 kg/m², and Pseudomonas fluorescens at 10 g/m².
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Brinjal – Diseases (Damping off; nematode complex), pp. 66–67
Region
Tamil Nadu
Last updated
2026-11-04
Chemical pesticides: ask before you spray
The source lists chemical sprays for epilachna beetle, whitefly, shoot and fruit borer, mites and leaf spot. Many are hazardous, and some may be restricted. Vegetables are eaten fresh, so choose any product only with your local Agriculture Officer.
Follow the instructions on the product label. Consult your local Agriculture Officer before use.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Brinjal – Plant protection, pp. 64–66
