Remove criss-cross branches, infested shoots and dense branches. Hoppers: apply Metarhizium anisopliae or Beauveria bassiana (10^8 cfu/ml) on the tree trunk once in the off-season and twice at 7-day intervals in the flowering season. Mealy bug: release the Australian ladybird beetle Cryptolaemus montrouzieri at 10 beetles per tree, and band the trees with 20 cm wide degradable polythene sheets. Stem borer: remove and kill the grub mechanically with a needle or wire. Fruit fly: plough the interspaces to expose pupae, collect and destroy fallen fruits, and keep methyl eugenol traps at 25 per hectare.
Sooty mould: spray maida 5% (boil 1 kg maida or starch in 1 litre of water and dilute to 20 litres); avoid spraying in cloudy weather. Anthracnose: Pseudomonas fluorescens at 5 g per litre can be sprayed immediately after flowering, five times at 21-day intervals.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Mango – Diseases (Sooty mould; anthracnose)
Region
Tamil Nadu
Last updated
2026-11-04
Powdery mildew and fruit rots
Powdery mildew: spray wettable sulphur at 0.2%. Anthracnose and stalk-end rot: spray mancozeb at 2 g per litre (or carbendazim at 1 g per litre) as a pre-harvest spray, three times at 15-day intervals.
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)), Mango – Diseases (Powdery mildew; anthracnose & stalk end rot)
Region
Tamil Nadu
Last updated
2026-11-04
Chemical pesticides: ask before you spray
The source lists insecticides for hoppers, flower webber, stem borer and fruit fly, and fungicides for mango diseases, along with waiting periods before harvest. Many are hazardous, and some may be restricted. Choose a product only with your local Agriculture Officer.
Follow the instructions on the product label. Consult your local Agriculture Officer before use.
