Insect Pests Management:
Stem fly, leaf miner, thrips and red spider mites attacking this crop.
 Monitor the plants for stem fly adult activities, puncture marks and petiole mining soon after germination As soon as a few adults of stem fly(small housefly like insects) are noticed hovering over the crop, spray endosulfan 35 EC @ 2ml/l or acephate 75 WP @ 0.75 g/l or Neem seed powder extract (4% ) or neem soap (1%) or neem formulation with 10000 ppm azadirachtin (2 ml/l). However, please note that the botanicals get washed away by rain and they will be ineffective if it rains within 1-2 days of spray.
 Second spraying is given when on an average 5 leaves/10 leaves have petiole mining symptoms or at 15 days after sowing. This will also take care of leaf miner. For leaf miner, donot repeat sprays again and again, as it will increase pest population.
 For thrips spray dimethoate ( 2ml/l) or lamda cyhalothrin (1 ml/l)
 For mites spray acaricide like dicofol (1.5 ml/l) or wetable sulphur (2.5 gm/l) mixed with neem soap (0.75%) or pongamia soap (0.75%). Spray underside of the leaves thoroughly.
During September- October months after the onset of North East monsoon hoppers become very serious causing withering of the foliage and plants. The pest can easily be controlled by spraying any systemic insecticide or neem soap sprays as given under okra and brinjal