Sweet orange

Sweet orange — 6Pests & diseases

  • Pests and slow decline

    Neem seed kernel extract 5% and neem oil 3% are listed against sweet orange pests. For slow decline caused by the citrus root nematode, apply Pseudomonas fluorescens at 20 g per tree, 15 cm deep and 50 cm from the trunk.

    Pending expert review
    Source
    Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Sweet Orange – Pests; citrus root nematode, p. 18
    Region
    Tamil Nadu
    Last updated
    2026-11-04