Description
This bulletin on Integrated Management of major tea pests of Northeast India is based on existing as well as recent findings of concluded R&D projects. The pest scenario has changed considerably in recent years and some minor pests ave now become major ones. Of late, high infestation by scale insects has been reported from several districts of Assam, especially Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar and Golaghat, which demands immediate attention. This bulletin contains brief descriptions of some major pests of tea, their biology and the remedial measures needed to form an integrated pest management strategy.
