Pest And Disease Management In Rubber Plantation

If properly cared for few pests or diseases seriously threaten rubber trees.

Pest and disease management in rubber plantation.

Attention is drawn in the preface to the fact that the future of plantation rubber is largely dependent on the effective control of disease and that the importance of this factor. Rubber trees are popular disease resistant houseplants. The present work is a revised and greatly enlarged version of the section devoted to pathological problems in the author s well known book the physiology and diseases of hevea brasiliensis which appeared in 1911. Although they are large tree in the wild rubber trees respond well to pruning and can be kept quite small if trimmed regularly.

The plant originates from china. They suck the sap from the leaves resulting in crinkling and shedding. Aphids and mealy bugs are soft bodied insects that pierce plant tissue and feed on cell sap. Tea tree can reach up to 15 m 49 ft in height and can live anywhere between 30 and 50 years.

Plant supports vegetable supports trellises tomato cages supports flower supports trellises plant support accessories pest disease controls fences barriers animal controls insect controls plant disease controls seeds plants seed starting pots kits organic seeds flowers perennials vegetables fruits. Although healthy rubber tree plants tend to be pest resistant they can be infested by several sap sucking pests. When the infestation is severe apply sevin 5 at the rate of 10 kg per ha or ekalux 1 5 or fenval 0 4 dust at the rate of 7 kg per ha provisional recommendation with a power duster. The plant produces fragrant white flower singly or in small clusters.

However if weakened by overwatering or dark conditions they can be afflicted by. Rubber tree ficus elastica is an impressive plant with huge shiny leaves but this cold sensitive plant survives outdoors only in very warm climates for this reason it is usually grown indoors. Aphids mealy bugs spider mites and scale insects are primary pests of rubber tree. Most of the major diseases of hevea brasiliensis are of worldwide distribution with the notable exception of south american leaf blight against which strict quarantine regulations are enforced by rubber growing countries outside the americas to prevent the unauthorised import of hevea but their local severity and importance vary from one region to another.