|Mention of trade names, manufacturers, and distributors is only to provide
specific information and for the convenience of growers. It does not imply
endorsement, or that other products not mentioned are less effective. The re
commended methods, pesticides, or procedures are based on research and the best
information available, In recommending certain treatments or activities, however,
no liability shall be attached either in the event of injury to the commodity or
to the operator.TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
INTRODUCTION
CULTIVARS,
SOIL AND CLIMATIC REQUIREMENTS
PROPAGATION
Selection of stock
Growing the stock
Selection and preparation of scion
Cleft grafting
After care of graft
PLANTING
IRRIGATION
FERTILIZATION
FLOWER FORCING
‘Smudging
Chemical induction
Flower and fruit abs
CONTROL OF MAJOR INSECT PESTS AND DISEASES
INSECT PESTS
Mango hoppers
Mango tip borer
Mango twig borer
Fruit flies
Scale insects and mealybugs
Red-banded thrips
DISEASES
Anthracnose
‘Scab
Diplodia stem-end-rot
Sooty mold
Pink disease
Aspergillus rot
Pestalotia rot
SPRAYING CALENDAR
HARVESTING, HANDLING, STORAGE AND GRADING
PROCESSING AND UTILIZATION
MARKETING AND EXPORTING
COST AND RETURN
REFERENCES
PAGESLIST OF TABLES
PEN
exon
9.
10.
".
12.
13.
Quantity and value of exported mangoes
Mango production in the Philippines
Provinces with distinct wet and dry seasons
Rainfall and temperature (1951-1971) in come provinces suitable for
mango growing
‘Commercial mango production areas in the Philippines
General fertilization guide for mango
Suggested guide for chemical control of mango diseases
Suggested guide for chemical control of insect pests in mango
Suggested guide for control of fruit flies with cover sprays
Average retait price of mangoes in major trading centers
Average wholesale price of mangoes in different regions
Annual average retail price of mangoes in major trading centers as a
percent of national average, 1970-1972.
Average monthly retail price of mangoes in major trading centers, 1972
LIST OF APPENDIXES
Conversion factors for common weights and measures
Addresses of manufacturers and distributors
Glossary
How to acquire KNO3
Fumigation, marking, packing, and inspection of mangoes for export to
Japan
Guidelines for proper use of pesticides
Recipes tor the preservation of mango
Guidelines for loans under the special financing program for mango
production
LIST OF FIGURES
10.
1.
12,
Moesens
Growing a mango stock
A balled mango plant
Balled mango seedlings
‘Smudging a mango tree to induce off season flowering
‘A mango tree induced to flower with KNO3
Large scale spraying of mango trees with boom type or power sprayers
Hand operated equipment for spraying KNO3 to induce off season
flowering of mango
Hand operated “spray gun” used to induce off season mango flowering
with KNO3
Mango tip borer in the inflorescence of mango
Mango tip borer in new flush (leaves) of mango
Mango twig borer
Mango fruit fly (same as Oriental fruit fly)13.
14,
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
21.
22.
23.
24.
Mango fruits wrapped with newsprint paper for protection against fruit
fly and other pests
Mango fruits are wrapped individually for protection against fruit fly
and other pests
‘The wrapping or bagging operation is done using ladders or fixed bamboo
material
Mango tree infested with scale insects
Controlling scale insects by coating the trunk with grease
Anthracnose disease in mango leaves
Immature mango fruits infected with anthracnose disease
Ripe mango fruits heavily infected with anthracnose disease
Diplodia rot or stem-end rot
Mango black tip
Latex burns
Packing mango fruits in bamboo basketsFOREWORD
The main objective of the Philippine Council for Agricultural Research is to
harness the full force of research in agriculture, forestry and fisheries for develop-
ment, To help do this, a mechanism has been developed to gather and put together
the latest and most relevant research findings into “packaged” technology so that
it could be more easily used to improve production and subsequently, the live-
lihood of our people. PCAR continues to work under the philosophy that research
is of little use until it is applied for production purposes.
The information presented in this publication is the latest that is available.
For some subject matter, there is substantial research data on which recommenda-
tions can be made, In many cases, however, there may only be scanty empirical
data available. Worse, there are instances when there are no research data available
and one, therefore, must resort to whatever is practiced at the moment which
seems to work.
The knowledge that information on certain activity areas is lacking, however,
makes it easier for PCAR to encourage scientists to research on these areas and
give them high priority.PCAR will update the Philippines Recommends Series every year. The best
ilable expertise in the country form the technical editing committees that rigidly
screen éach publication,
The publication is printed in such @ way as to make it easy to remove any
outdated portion and replace it with the latest recommendations.
Standard methods, recent advances in mango production, and other opera-
tions modified to suit local conditions are incorporated in these recommendations.
Research and farm experience with these practices have shown that mango can
be grown more profitably. It is hoped that this guide will help growers and
traders produce, handle, transport, and market mangoes properly.
Lastly, PCAR acknowledges with thanks the generous support given this
undertaking by the many scientists and research agencies who contributed their
much-needed knowledge. It is to these individuals and agencies that we owe this
publication. We trust that this close linkage between research and extension will
greatly benefit our people.
oy
JOSEPH C. MADAMBA
Director GeneralACKNOWLEDGMENT
For the permission to reproduce parts of their publications we are grateful
to: the Chairman, Department of Development Communication, U.P. at Los
Bafios; the Agrix Publishing Corporation, Quezon City; Bernardo S. Castillo,
Director, Bureau of Plant Industry, Mani jolito A. Custodio, Bureau of Plant
Industry; Domingo F. Panganiban, Executive Director, National Food and Agri-
culture Council, Quezon City; the Cotton Committee; and Romeo S. Rejesus,
Assistant Professor, U.P. at Los Bafios.
Acknowledgment is also due the Firearms and Explosives Unit, Camp Crame,
Quezon City for the procedure in acquiring potassium nitrate; Alex Garsula for
providing figure 7 and Ramon V. Valmayor for figures 2-7, 9-14, and 16-24; the
Chancellor, U.P. at Los Bafios and Director, Bureau of Plant Industry for granting
the respective members permission to serve in the committee, and the Director
General, Philippine Council for Agricultural Research for entrusting the preparation
of the recommendations.
The Mango Committee
July 1975,
Prepared by
Hilario T. Bergonia, B.Sc.
Supervising Plant Pathologist
Bureau of Plant Industry
San Andres, Manila
Nestor D. Bondad, M.Sc.
Subject Matter Specialist
Philippine Council for Agricultural Research
Los Bafios, Laguna
Restituto D. Bugante, Jr., B.Sc.
Instructor
University of the Philippines at Los Bafios
College, Laguna
Roberto E. Coronel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of the Philippines at Los BafiosCecilio C. Diloy, B.Sc.
Supervising Plant Entomologist
Bureau of Plant Industry
Feliciano C. Manuel, M.Sc.
Assistant Pr-*essor
University <* the Philippines at Los Bafios
Ernesto B. Pantastico, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University ef the Philippines at Los Bafios
Assisted by
Ramon V. Valmayor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of the Philippines at Los Bafios
and concurrently, Deputy Director General
Philippine Council for Agricultural ResearchMANGO
Symbols and Abbreviations
ai. active ingredient
BPI Bureau of Plant Industry
re degree(s) Celsius
ca circa (about)
cm, centimetre(s)
om3 cubic centimetre(s)
CO carbon dioxide
cssH Central Scientific Supply House
d day(s)
dm? cubic decimetre(s)
ec. emulsifiable concentrate
EDB ethylene dibromide
eg. exempli gratia (for example)
et al. et alli (and others)
etc. et cetera (and so forth)
Fig. Figure
ft foot, feet
9 gram(s)
gal gallon(s)
h hour(s)
ha hectare(s)
ie. id est (that is)
in inch(es)
K potassium
Kel potassium chloride, muriate of potash
kg kilograrn(s)
km kilometre(s)
KNO3 potassium nitrate
K 0 potassium oxide
Ib pound(s)
m, metre(s)
m2 square metre(s)
mm cubic metre(s)
man.d man day(s)
mg milligram(s)
min minute(s)
mi millilitre(s)
mm millimetre(s)
mo month(s)
N nitrogen
naa. not availablesodium nitrate
oxygen
ounce(s)
phosphorus
Philippine Council for Agricultural
Research
such as, by or in itself
pint(s)
phosphorus pentoxide
quart(s)
soluble powder
species
tonne(s) = 1000 kg
teaspoon(s)
University of the Philippines at Los
Bafios
week(s)
wettable powder
yard(s)
square yard(s)
year(s)MANGO
INTRODUCTION
The Philippines is one of the largest exporters of fresh mangoes but is only
averaging about 4 101 tonnes per year (table 1) shipped almost exclusively to Hong
Kong, Japan, which has lifted the ban on mango importation from the Philippines,
is a new major export outlet. The demand for mangoes in Japan is estimated at
191300 tonnes per year. Previous yearly production (table 2) indicates that we can:
not fill the Japanese market, However, advances in the technology of mango
production, particularly fruit fly control and flower induction, have shown con
siderable promise in increasing our present low yields to levels that may permit
exportation to Japan.
One of the most important breakthroughs in Philippine agriculture was the
discovery that certain chemicals can effectively induce the flowering of mango.
Thus with KNO3, for example, it is now possible to produce more and off season
fruits. In.due ‘time, production is expected to increase and with surplus fruits
available and the ban lifted, mango exportation will soon be a major activity.
Table 1. Quantity and value of exported mangoes.
Year Quantity Value
(t) (U.S.$1,000)
1961 4 092 1 247.0
1962 3 370 579.0
1963 3 668 636.2
1964 2 614 459.0
1965 2 085 561.7
1966 3 478 542.6
1967 2 108 376.4
1968 3 542 596.7
1969 5 804 918.8
1970 7174 1 072.4
1971 5 378 763.0
1972 5 903 854.6
Total 49 216 8 607.4 -
Average 4 101 717.28 182.71
@Mango products other than fresh fruit may be included in these shipments
as the prices are not comparable to those for years with exprts of only fresh fruit.
Reprinted from Alar, T.E., R.D. Torres, and E.P. Mariano, 1973. Some aspects
of exporting Philippine mangoes, by permission of the Executive Director, National
Food and Agriculture Council, Quezon City.MANGO
Table 2. Mango production in the Phi
Total production Yield Yield
Year (t/ha) (kg/tree)
1960 57 566.6 11 40
1961 59 334.8 1.4 40
1962 66 146.8 1.6 50
1963 92 262.8 19 50
1964 95 086.5 19 60
1965 129 401.3 25 80
1966 131 489.0 27 80
1967 134 090.6 29 90
1968 126 458.3 28 90
1969 140 644.1 3.0 100
1970 151 666.5 33 100
1971 137 506.3 3.4 90
1972 139 137.3 3.4 100
1973 187 600.0 47 -
1974 191 508.0 44 95
Updated from Alar, T.E., R.D. Torres, and E.P. Mariano. 1973, Some aspects
of exporting Philippine mangoes. National Food and Agriculture Council, Quezon
City.
CULTIVARS
Several cultivars are grown in the
Philippines but the most important are
the ‘Carabao'! and the ‘Pico’, dis:
tinguished by the fruit descriptions
below. ‘Carabao’ is recommended
both for local and export markets.
“Carabao’: Fruit size medium to
large, about 240 g, shape oblong, with
blunt apex and rounded base, slightly
flattened but with full cheeks; beak
rather indistinct and variable, some-
times coinciding with the apex; skin
smooth, yellow and thin; flesh yellow,
very tender and melting; flavor very
delicate, aromatic and spicy, fiber
medium coarse but short and confined
almost entirely to the edge of the
seed. Eating quality excellent.
4
“ieo’: Fruit size medium to large,
‘bout 230 grams, shape oblong, asym-
+ frretrical, with rounded apex and base,
fore distinctly flattened than the
‘Carabao'; beak distinct; skin smooth,
light orange-yellow, thick and tough;
flesh rich orange-yellow, tender, richer
and. sweeter than the ‘Carabao’ but
not melting and lacks the spicy delicate
aroma that distinguishes the ‘Caraba
mango; fiber fine and short, confined
almost entirely to the edge of the
seed. Eating quality good.
("Recently named “Manila Super Mango”
for trade purposes.MANGO
SOIL AND CLIMATIC
REQUIREMENTS
The ideal conditions for mango are: Table 3 shows the provinces with
distinct wet and dry (below 60 mm
1) distinct wet and dry seasons, rainfall) seasons. Provinces which most
2) at lesst 5 months dry period, nearly meet the 5 month dry period
3) elevations below 600 m (although requirement of mango are given in
mangoes are known to thrive table 4, Prospective growers should
in the Cavite highlands), consult the weather station in their
4) well-drained, deep loamy soil locality for other provinces not consi:
and dered. Commercial production areas
5)'pH range of 6 to 8. are listed in table 5.
Table 3. Provinces with distinct wet and dry seasons.
1. Abra 16. Laguna, Western
2. Aklan, Western 17. La Union
3. Antique 18. Mt. Province, Western
4. Bataen 19, Negros Occidental, Western
5. Batangas, Western 20. Negros Oriental, Western
6. Benguet 21, Nueva Ecija, Western
7. Bulacan, Western 22. Nueva Viscaya, Western
8. Capiz, Western 23. Occidental Mindoro
9. Cavite 24, Palawan, Western
10. Guimaras 25. Pampanga
11, tfugao, Western 26. Pangasinan
12. Mlocos Norte 27. Rizal, Western
13, Mocos Sur 28. Tarlac
14. Iloilo, Western 29. Zambales
15. Kalinga-Apayao, Western
Most of these provinces now fall under Type A of the new climatological
classification (Yambot, 1973).MANGO
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Table 5. Commercial mango production areas in the Philippines,
Location
Area planted (ha)
Muntinlupa, Rizal
Dasmarifias, Cavite
Dasmarifias, Cavite
Antipolo, Rizal
Lubao, Pampanga
Jaen, Nueva Ecija
San Dionisio, Pampanga
Dinalupihan, Bataan
Negros Occidental
Negros Occidential
Mati, Davao
Pangasinan
Guimaras
South Cotabato
Digos, Davao
Hocos Norte
Bulacan
Noilo
Cebu
Zambales
800
350
100
50
200
467
50
50
40
50
60
696
50
50
60
497
1161
1224
330
803
Modified from Alar et al. (1974).
PROPAGATION.
Mango may be propagated both
sexually (seed) and asexually (vegeta-
tive). The latter is preferred since trees
grown from seeds (1) take a longer
time to bear, (2) grow excessively
large, and (3) are difficult to manage.
Although there are many ways of
vegetative propagation cleft grafting is
most successful and popular under
local conditions.
Selection of Stock Preferably use
"Carabao’, ‘Pico,’ or ‘Pahutan.’ If not
available, any other seedling will be
suitable as stock,
Growing the Stock Extracted seeds
from ripe fruit easily lose their viabili-
ty and should be sown immediately.
Husking (removal of fibrous covering),
besides being laborious and expensive,
offers little advantage, and is not re-
commended. Seeds should be sown
in nursery beds about 10 cm apart
and 1.3 cm deep, with concave side
7MANGO
down (Fig. 1). Sowing the seeds flat
may cause crooked stems and roots,
The seedbeds should be raised (10 to
15 cm above ground level), well drain-
ed, partly shaded and made up of
sandy loam soil, Seeds will germinate
1 to 4 wk after sowing, with about
80% germinating on the 25th d, With
polyembryanic cultivars, several seed-
lings will usually grow from a seed.
The seedbed should be watered as
needed. When seedlings begin to have
dark green flush, they may be trans-
planted.
Cc
aN
Fig. 1. Growing # mango stock.
Above, seed properly oriented
for sowing; below, young
seedling in container. Adopt-
ed from Soule, J, and F,
Lawrence, (undated).
Seedlings are usually transplanted
in nursery rows when the 2nd or 3rd
teaf has turned dark green, Seedlings
fare very sensitive to shock at this
stage so that they should be handled
with great care. Properly balled plant
and seedlings are shown in Fig, 2 and
3. The seedlings should be spaced 30
to 60cm apart for proper development
and to facilitate watering, grafting,
and other operations. When the stems
are pencil size or larger, they may be
nad
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at at
ig. 3. Balled mango seedlings
Seedlings may aso be transplanted
in pots, cans, or polyethylene bags but
this is laborious and expensive and
the growth of seedlings is less vigorous
‘than those planted in nursery beds,Typical containers measure 15 to
20 cm in diameter and 20 to 25 cm
deep. They should be adequately per-
forated for good drainage. Young
‘mango stocks may be maintained in
these containers for about a year with-
out being seriously potbound. A good
sowing medium consists of one third
sand, one thirc soii, and one third
compost (or wel! rotted manure). Seed
lings should be watered regularly and
fertilized with a soluble fertilizer after
‘the first 2 months. Shade should be
provided at the start with gradual
moving of the seedlings for exposure
to full sunlight. Hardening may be
started after the 2nd flush of leaves
turns dark green. Stocks will reach
graftable size when the stem diameter
is roughly 1 cm or when seedlings are
6 to 10 months.
Selection and preparation of scion.
‘The source of scion should be a regular
bearer of large and thin seeded fruits.
Prepare the budstick by cutting the
leaves at the petiole with care not to
injure the bud, one to two weeks
before the scion is needed. Mango
budwoods should be wrapped in moist
Paper towels or sphagnum moss and
kept in polyethylene bags in a cool
shady place.
Cleft grafting
The steps in cleft grafting should
be as follows:
1. Any soil or debris adhering to
the stem of the stock should be
wiped away.
2. The stock should be cut back
to the point where there is active
growth or where the bark easily
separates from the wood.
MANGO
3. A scionas bigas the stock should
be chosen.
4. The scion should be out to a
length of 8 to 12 cm’
5. The base should be shaped into
a short wedge (about 4 to 6 cm)
6. The stock should be split down
the center deep enough to hold
the wedge.
7. The scion should be fitted to
the stock with care to line up
the junction between bark and
wood of the two.
8. The region of the scion and
stock should be wrapped snuggly
with a strip of polyethylene film
in an upward spiral manner with
each turn overlapping about two
thirds the width of the preceed-
ing one.
9. The scion should be covered with
polyethylene plastic.
To obtain a successiul graft, the
following points should be remem:
bered:
1. Stock must be in vigorous active
stage of growth
2. Buds on scion must be plump
and dormant but ready to burst
into growth,
3. Union between scion and stock
takes place principally between
bark and wood, hence itis ne-
essary to line these up carefully.
4, Cuts on the stock and scion
must be straight, smooth and
free of fibers,
5. Firm contact between scion and
stock is essential, and
6. The scion must be securely tied,
too little pressure will result in
‘the wrap falling or the scion
shifting, but too much pressure
will crush the tissues.MANGO
After care of graft
Watering of the stock should be
done regularly. If the graft union is
successful, new growth in the scion
will begin in 2 to 3 weeks. The cover
should be removed if it interferes with
growth but the graft must be protected
from sudden exposure to the sun until
it is fully established.
PLANTING
Transplanting should be done during
the rainy season. Watering may be
necessary during the first 3 days if
inadequate moisture is present in the
soil, The recommended distance of
planting with the fertilization schedule
given here is 14 x 14m,
IRRIGATION
The tong, dry season in an ideal
mango area are critical periods for
young, newly established trees. During
the first dry season, the trees should
be watered as frequently as needed.
The mango develops a deep taproot
system and no longer requires irriga-
tion in subsequent dry seasons. Al-
though irrigation is not required for
the plants to survive the dry spells, it
is believed greatly beneficial to mature
‘mango trees if applied after the bloom-
ing period. Irrigation during this time
induces heavy fruit set and an early
vegetative flush which is very im-
Portant for the next season’s flowering
and yield.
FERTILIZATION
Table 6 gives a general fertilization
guide for mango. The fertilizer should
be applied following a circular outline
drawn by the canopy. Following the
circular outline, 4 to 5 holes should
be bored on the ground or a conti-
uous narrow strip should be dugged
about 2 to 3 cm deep; the fertilizer
should then be placed then covered
with soil to prevent volatilization and
reduce run off in case of heavy rains.
Table 6. General fertilization guide for mango.
Age of Tree Rate/Grade Method/Time of
Application
Seedlings 200-300 gm/tree of Apply 3 in. below roots and
14-14-14 or 12-24-12
Young trees
Bearing trees
300-500 gm/tree of
14-14-14 or 12-24-12
plus 200-300 gm/tree
of Urea (45-0-0)
1.5-2.5 kg/tree of 14-14-
14 or 12-24-12
5 in. to side of seedling at
planting.
Mix and apply in two equal
doses in 4 to 5 holes around
tree: Ist at start of rainy
season; 2nd before end of
rainy season.
Apply in two equal doses in
6 to 8 holes around tree:
Ist at start of rainy season;
2nd in Sept. or Oct.
Adopted from Valmayor et al. (1968).
10FLOWER FORCING
‘Smudging
Flowering of ‘Pico! and ‘Carabao’
trees is highly seasonal (Jan to Apr)
and bienniat — profuse in one year and
sparse, if any, the next year. To
improve and induce earlier flowering,
growers build smoky fires generally
below the trees and allow the dense
smoke to pass through the foliage (Fig.
4). This practice, known as smudging,
induces off season flowering. Smudging
is carried out by first making fire
and putting on the top green grass,
rice hulls, sawdust, and other materials
to produce a heavy smoke. The fire
and smudge may continue for several
days but it should be stopped if no
flower appears within two weeks, A
mango tree ready for smudging has
prominent, well developed buds and
brittle, dull green, greenish-brown or
copper-colored leaves. Smudging is a
laborious, expensive and uncertain
method of flower forcing hence che-
mical sprays should be used.
Chemical induction
Ethephon [(2-chloroethyl) phos-
phonic acid] was the first chemical
successfully demonstrated to induce
off season flowering. At 1 ml a.i./
litre, ethephon promotes flowering but
it causes severe defoliation too. A
concentration of 0.5 ml a.i,/litre causes
little or no defoliation but the degree
of flowering is much less than at 1 ml
aiv/litre, A weekly or twice monthly
application of 0.1 to 0.3 mi ai,/litre
ethephon has been recommended but
the flowering observed is not con-
sistent.
Application of KNQ3 is a much
MANGO
Fig. 4. Smudging @ mango tree to
inducs off season flowering
Fig.5. A mango trea induced to
flower with KNO3
more reliable method of inducing off
season flowering (Fig. 5). Besides be-
ing more effective, KNOg 1) forces
mango trees to flower uniformly, 2)
allows a systematic spraying of pestis
cides, and 3) is cheaper and easier to
use. The spray solution is prepared by
WMANGO
dissolving 10 g KNOgilitre water or
200 g KNOg/kerosene can water. Add
4 drops of sticker per kerosene can,
Salitre is a generally available formu-
lation of KNOg but the KNQg | (and
perhaps NaNOg) contant of this pro-
duct is uncertain, It is therefore not
advisable to use satitre unless one is
aware of its purity. Suitable trees
should be chosen fotlowing the criteria
used in selecting trees for smudging,
then the leaves and the terminals of
branches should be sprayed thoroughly.
or about 35 to 50 litres/tree should be
applied. For large seale spraying, boom
type or power sprayers are needed
(Fig. 6) but for small scale operations,
ple spray equipment (Fig. 7,8) are
suitable, Sprayed trees should flo:
wer in 7 ta 11 days,
Fig. 7. Hand operated equipment for
spraying KNO3 to induce off
season flowering of mango
Fig. 6. Large scale spraying of mango
trees with boom type or
power sprayers
Military permission is required in
using KNO (see appendix 4). If the
permit is not obtained the following
commercial preparations of KNO. may
‘be suitable: Flower-Kem, Manggrow,
12
Fig, 8. Hand operated “spray gun”
used to induce off season
mango flowering with KNO3
Flower Set, Agriblum, Hormudge, and
‘other related preparations.
Flower and fruit abscission
‘The excessive dropping of flowers
and young fruits is a major cause of
low productivity. Strang wind, exces-
sive rain, heat, lack of moisture andnutrients are commonly associated
with the blackening, drying (sooty
mold), and eventual dropping of
flowers and fruits, but their effect is
only indirect. The micro-organisms
causing the diseases anthracnose and
powderly mildew are largely respon-
ible. When rain falls, or the environ-
ment becomes damp, the anthracnose
and powdery mildew fungi grow rapid-
ly and destroy the flowers and fruits.
Measures to control these diseases are
MANGO
given under “Control of major pests
and diseases.”
Rain also prevents pollination by
insects resulting to a heavy drop of
flowers. Some fruits are set but fail to
develop; these are those small, abortive
fruits usually found scattered under
mango trees. The pressure due to
heavy rains and strong wind may also
CONTROL OF MAJOR INSECT
PESTS AND DISEASES
Fruit production is considerably
reduced by the damage caused by in-
sect pests and diseases. From the seed-
ling to fruit bearing stages, the trees
are attacked on the root system,
shoots, leaves, flowers and fruits. With-
out an effective pest and disease con-
trol program, few, if any, good quality
fruits can be produced
A good pest and disease control
program should include not only mea-
sures to destroy the pests and diseases
but also sound cultural practices in
mango orchards where fruit trees can
grow vigorously at all times. Among
such good practices are:
1, Planting only sound seeds and
vigorous transplants;
2. Proper land preparation;
3. Clean culture;
4. Application of balanced fer-
tilizer;
5. Application of irrigation water
when needed;
6. Proper spacing of trees for better
aeration and for convenience in
bring about excessive shedding of
flowers and fruits.
Pest control operation in the
orchard, maintaining economic
plant density per unit area;
7. Cultivation
of the soil;
for better aeration
8. Proper soil drainage to avoid
water-logged condition, etc.
An adequate knowledge of the pests
or diseases minimizes costs of protec:
ion inputs. Some pests and diseases
are prevalent at a certain time or
season of the year or at a certain
stage of growth of the tree. For
example, anthracnose and mango hop-
pers, usually occur seriously during
flushes of leaves and flowers and early
development of the fruits. High relative
humidity especially favors the out.
break of anthracnose. Other pests like
fruitflies, although their infestation is
usually economically tolerable, are the
causes of the ban of the mango impor.
tation from the Philippines to Japan.
Insecticides and fungicides are used
to minimize damage caused by pests
and diseases, respectively. Necessarily
to be effective, insecticides are applied
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directly to the portion of the tree to
be protected and at the weakest stage
of the pests or diseases as the case may
be. Therefore, control measures should
be applied at the time when maximum
control and profit are expected.
Pesticides are recommended at op-
timum dosage, otherwise, they are
either ineffective or toxic to the trees
or even to the operators and consumers.
It is important to follow the recom-
mended dosage. Reading the labels and
‘observing precautionary measures be-
fore using pesticides will also prevent
mishandling and fatal accidents.
Insect Pests
1, Mango hoppers (/doscopus
clypealis Leth.,Chunroceros nieveos-
parsus Leth , Typhlocyba nigrobilines-
ta Mel, Homoptera. These pests are
serious on mango in the Philippines.
‘The aduits are brown, wedged-shaped,
only about 1/6 to 1/8 of an inch big
but very destructive. They are most
severe on the tender shoots, inflores-
cence, and on very young mustard
seed-like fruits which eventually wither
and die. The insects secrete a sweet,
sticky substance (honey dew) on the
leaves, twigs, inflorescence, and fruits
‘on which sooty mold develope so that
the entire foliage of the tree looks
blackish towards the end of the crop
season, The insects have tubular suc-
king mouth parts with which they
puncture the tender plant tissue of
flowers, fruits, and shoots, and then
suck the sap. The female lays from 100
to 200 eggs which are deposited singly
with their ovipositors on the tender
plant tissues on midribs of young
leaves, rachis of inflorescence, or calyx
of flower buds. The eggs hatch into
nymphs in 4-10 days and undergo 3
moltings befcre they become adults.
The complete life cycle ranges from
14-19 days. One main characteristic
of mango hoppers is that in all stages
of their development, they shun sun-
light so that they are found in partial
shady corners and in crowded orchards.
Control. - Insect infestation can be
controlled by spraying the trees with
any one of the following insecticides:
Sevin, Hytox, Diazinon 20 EC, Mala
thion, Gusathion or EPN 300. The
spray should be directed towards the
under surface of the leaves, panicles,
and young fruits. Spraying schedules
in the attached spraying calendar
should be followed.2. Mango Tip Borer (Chfumetia
transversa Wik.) Lepidoptera - This
pest is likewise destructive because it
destroys the fruiting twigs and panicles
(Fig. 9, 10). The moth is grayish black,
8-10 mm. tong, with a wing spread of
about 16--18 mm. The forewings are
crossed by wavy black lines at the
basal, sub-basal, medial, and distal
parts, and have a row of linear black
spots on the margin, The male and
female are alike in body characters
except that the male has a black crest
on the abdominal segments. The insect
larvae attack the mango by boring
into or near the tip of young shoots
and then, tunneling their way down to
the basal parts, thereby causing the
tops to shrivel and dry up. The female
moth lays eggs on the flower stem and
young shoots. The creamy white ellip-
soidal eggs hatch 3-7 days. The newly
hatched larvae feed on the soft, tender
tissues before they bore into the pani-
cle or shaots. These spend the greater
parts of their lives inside the tender
terminal growth and come out only
when they attack fresh growth. The
larval period lasts for 8—12 days, then,
the larvae enter the soil to pupate, The
life cycle from eggs to adult is 26.5
days on the average,
3, Mango Twig Borer (Wiphonocies
albata Newm. and I. capito Pasc.)
Coleoptera - They attack the twigs and
cause drying up of the affected twigs
(Fig. 11), The adult borer is light gray
and is about 2 cm long. Mishonoclea
capito has two white spots at the back,
The third segment of the antenna is
also white,
The adult borer nips the stem of
mango shoot half-way and then turns
around to make another cut just as
deep but slightly lower than the first
cut. As a result the shoot withers and
eventually dies,
Fig.9, Mango tip borer in the
inflorescence of manga
0. Mango tip borer in new flush
(leaves) of mango
a, 11, Mango twig borer
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Control (Tip and Twig Borers). Cut
off affected shoots and twigs and des-
troy them by burning before spraying
the tree with any of the following
insecticides: Molathion, Sevin, Diaz-
non, or EPN—300, Spraying should be
applied once or twice a month depen-
ding on the degree of infestation,
4, Fruit Flies (Oacus dorsalis Hendl,
D. cucurbitae Coq.) Diptera - locally,
these insects are considered of minor
importance because the fruits are prac-
tically harvested before the files can
lay their eggs on them. Normally, only
‘over-ripe and injured fruits are infes-
ted. However, because mangoes are
exported the control of these insects
becomes very important especially if
‘the export is to infested-free countries.
‘The adult female lays its eggs beneath
‘the skin of the fruits (Fig. 12) and the
eggs hatch within 24-28 hours, The
larval stage lasts for 7-8 days in the
Fig. 12. Mango fruit fly (same as
Oriental fruit fly)
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fruits and- the pupae, 9-11 days in
the soil.
Control. a} Bait sprays —Spray the
‘trees with bait sprays such as dipterex,
sevin or Malathion mixed with Protein
Hydrolysate. The proportion is 10
tablespoonfuls of the toxicant to 15
tbsp. protein hydrolysate in 5 gallons
of water, Bait spraying of the whole
tree is not necessary since both male
and female flies are attracted, The
application can be done at intervals of
1-2 weeks for at least 2 to 3 sprayings
at the late stage of the fruit depending
‘on the degree of infestation. To check
further the population build up of the
fies in mango areas, sustained disper-
sal of fiber boards impregnated with
methy} eugenol - and cue-lure insecti-
cide (ie, Malathion, dipterex, naled,
etc,) should be done. This is done all
year round to be effective,
Fig, 13. Mango fruits wrapped with
newsprint paper for protec-
st fruit fly and
tion agai
other pestsbb) Wrapping or bagging - A practice
successfully done in the Island of Cebu
is to wrap individual fruits with news-
print paper (Fig. 13, 14, 15). The wrap
provides a physical barrier that pre-
vents fruit flies, as well as other insects,
fram coming in contact with the fruits.
‘¢) Sanitation - collect fallen fruits
and properly dispose of them Into 2
deep pit and/or spray with Malathion
and then cover them with soil or burn
them with the aid of gasoline or dry
leaves.
Fig. 14. Mango fruits are wrapped in:
dividually for protection
against fruit fly and other
pests
Fig. 15. The wrapping or bagging ope-
ration is done using ladders
or fixed bamboo material
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5. Seale Insect and Mealybugs,
These’ insects feed by sucking sap from
the tree, resulting in the reduction of
tree vitality. They are found on the
roots, trunks, terminal shoots, leaves,
inflorescence and fruits. Following
severe infestation (Fig. 16) the tree
blackens due to the fungal growth
(sooty molds) on the honey dew
secreted by the insects, Like the manga
‘hoppers, the presence of sooty mold
‘on the tree gives a strong indication of
heavy infestation of the insects, These
insects are attended, fostered and
spread by ants,
Adult scale insects and mealybugs
are generally more difficult to contrat
than the nymphs because the pro-
tective parts of the former are well
developed. A method of control is
shown in Fig. 17,
16. Mango tree infested with
‘scale insects
Fig. 17. Controlling scale insects by coating
‘the trunk with greaseThe scale insects found on the
mango are: Coconut scale (Aspidiotus
destructor Sign); green scale (Coccus
viridis Green); shield scales (Pulvinaria
polygonata Cock. and P. psidii Mask);
Wax scale ( Vinsonia stillifera West W.
other scales (Aonidiella inonata Me-
kenzie, A. orientalis Newst, Coccus
mangiferae Green, Lepidosaphes sp.
Phenacaspis inday Banks, Tachardié
minuta Merr., Icerya seychellarum
West).
The male scale insect undergoes
moltings in the larval stage and pupal
stage until it finally emerges into a
winged insect. The female on the
other hand, passes through several
stages of ecdysis but not beyond the
larval stage; it is usually stationary for
most part of its life. The female and
the egg are protected by scales gene-
rally characteristic of the species which
are formed from exudation of the body
or due to hardening of the dorsal
skin, In certain species, the larvae
hatch out of the eggs in the body of
the female, a process known as ovo-
viviparity.
The species of mealybugs found on
mango are: Gray mealybug (Ferrisiana
vircata Cock); cottony cushion mealy-
bug (Pseudococcus lilacinus Cock.
tortois shell mealybug (Puto spinosus
Rob and P. mangiferae Green).
The mealy bugs are afforded certain
protection by a waxy exudation which
often is flaky.
Generally, the eggs are deposited in
cottony fibers secreted for the pur-
pose. However, some species do not
deposit eggs, but give birth to young
mealybugs. From the eggs, the young
larvae are hatched, craw! about but,
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unlike the scale insects, they remain
mobile until after the female begins
laying eggs and the male reaches the
Pupal stage. The young are very
much like the adult female but are
smaller. The females undergo three
molis and the males, like the scale
insects, pass a total of four molts and
ally emerge as winged insects.
Control. The insect can be con-
trolled by Malathion and other phos-
phatic insecticide (see spray calendar).
Spraying to kill the ants which rear
the insects helps somewhat to slow the
movement and population build up of
the insect.
6. Red-banded thrips (Selenothrips
rubrocentus Giard). This pest is parti-
ularly very serious in nurseries and
orchards. It causes severe defoliation
when infestation is heavy.
The young thrips are yellowish with
a bright red band near the middle of
the body. The adults are dark brown
with dusty wings and are about 1/24
inch long. The adults, young and eggs
are usually found at the lower surface
of the leaves. The excreta is a reddish
fluid which hardens and turns rusty
brown to black. The infested leaves
are stained with black dots which may
curl, shrivel and fall off as a result of
insect feeding. The fruits are likewise
attacked. The skin is discolored and
may crack and shrivel. Trees severely
attacked a short time before normal
blooming, fail to bloom and set fruits.
Control. The insecticides recom-
mended in the spray calendar also con-
trol thrips in the bearing trees. In the
nurseries, dieldrin, DDT or the other
Chlorinated hydrocarbons are recom:
mended. However, these chemicals
should not be applied on bearing
trees.
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Diseases
1, Anthracnose —_(Cotletotrichum
glocosporivides Penz,) is 2 serious dis-
ease of mango, The young leaves,
flowers, and developing fruits are at-
tacked under (Fig, 18, 19) a. condition
of high relative humidity as a result of
jong rainy days. The presence of shot:
hole spots on the matured leaves and
black sunken spots on the fruits are
typical symptoms. Flowers and small
fruits are sometimes blighted and then
fall off. ‘The disease also results in
fruit rot when the fruits are turning
yellow with black sunken spots (Fig,
20). When the spots are still small,
infection is superficial, the affected
tissues can easily be separated and the
remaining normal tissues, eaten, To
the descriminating consumers, how:
ever, the affected fruits are worthless.
Control. The chemicals recom:
mended for the protection of flowers,
leaves and young developing fruits are
Maneb, Zineb, Capten, Benomy!, Thi
bendezole, mancozeb, and Copper Oxy:
chloride. For proper application of
the fungicides, refer to the attached
spray calendar.
When trees are forced to flower
‘during off season, spraying with flower:
inducing chemicals should be done
following at least 1 to 2 dry months to
avoid the disease.
Trees should be adequately spaced
to avoid overcrowding and to have
good aeration within the plantation.
This reduces the relative humidity of
the environment, which also reduces
infection.
Studies in the BP! showed that hot
water treatment can free ripe fruits
from the dreaded black spots without
Fig. 18. Anthracnose disease in mango
leaves
Fig. 19. Immature mango fruits infec-
‘ted with anthracnose disease
Fig. 20, Ripe mango fruits heavily in-
fected with anthracnose
diseaseimpairing their quality. This is done
by dipping freshly harvested fruits into
heated water at 55°C for 5 to 10
minutes, A ‘minute heating is es-
pecially recommended for more serious
infections,
For ahot water treatment, a dipping
tank with heating elements is needed,
A stirring apparatus and a thermo-
meter are important accessories in or-
der to heat the water uniformly and
to measure the temperature of water,
respectively. A wire basket is also
needed to hold the fruits during the
dipping process and to facilitate instant
withdrawal at the end of treatment
period, After treatment, the heated
fruits should be exposed in a well ven-
tilated room or immersed in tap water
for 2 hours to coal them down to nor-
mal temperature, before keeping them
in @ closed container 10 avoid injury
due to heat.
2. Scab (Elsinoe mongiferae Bit,
and Jenkins). It is @ fungus disease
which causes blemishes on the fruits.
At the early stages of infection, the
lesion assumes a grayish brown spot
with dark irregular margins. As the
spots enlarge, the centers crack form:
ing a corky appearance, Generally, the
eiiect is only skin-deep but the nu-
Fig. 21. Diplodia rot or stem-end rot
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merous spots lower the market value
of the fruits, Large spots, however,
sometimes involve the inner tissues.
Uncier moist weather, velvety grayish
brown masses of spor: re produced
(on the spots, in contrast to the pinkish
masses of spores produced by anthrac-
nose under similar conditions, Similar-
ly the fungus also attacks the leaves,
pedicels and twigs but the spots are
smaller.
Control. The spraying schedule for
the control of anthracnose js also re-
mended for scab.
3. Diplodia Stem-end rat. The dis:
ease is caused by Diplodia natalensis
Pole-Evans. Spoilage usually starts at
the stem end of the fruit (Fig. 21)
Infection may also start on any injured
parts of the fruit which are usually
inereased during harvesting and hand-
ling, Poor ventilation and warm and
moist storage favor the development
of the disease,
‘The symptom is characterized by
disintegration of the inner tissues which
are soft and watery. At first the lesion
is violet then becomes light brown,
and finally twrns black as infection
advances.
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Control. The use of copper fungi:
jes suspended in water used in wash-
ing the fruits, seem to prevent the dis-
ase.
Some studies conducted at the
UPLB showed that the disease was
prevented by a hot water treatment at
53°C for 10 minutes or by dipping
the fruits in 600-1000 ppm benomy!
plus 0.05 per cent Tween 40 for 10
minutes before storage and ripening.
Banana leaves should not be used
as cushion because they have been
found to be infected with a similar
fungus capable of infecting the fruits.
Old newspaper or excelsor make better
cushions.
4, Sooty mold. The disease is
caused by Capnodium mangiferum
Cooke and Brome. The growth of the
fungus depends solely on the presence
of “honey dew" excreted by some in-
sects (i.e. hoppers, aphids and scale in-
sects) on the twigs, leaves, panicles,
and fruits. One misconception of
some farmers is that, crop failure is
caused by the appearance of the sooty
molds.
However, the crop failure is usually
due to heavy infestation of hoppers as
indicated by the presence of sooty
molds. The fungus does not take its
nutrients from the tree. The effect if
any, is only indirect — an interference
in the normal function of the leaves.
Due to the thick growth of the fungus
which covers the surface of the leaves,
the necessary light needed for photo-
synthesis is correspondingly reduced.
The disease is spread by means of the
airborne spores.
Control. To check the appearance
of the disease, the insects that excrete
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the “honey dew’ should be destroyed
with the insecticide in the spraying
calendar.
5. Pink Disease. The disease is
caused by a fungus, Corticium salmo-
nicolor. ‘The fungus attacks the trunks
and branches of the tree. The disease
is favored by a very high relative hu
dity. Other fruit trees are also attacked
by the disease. Fresh injuries are best
avenues of infection. At first, minute
cracks with pinkish fungal growth are
ble on the bark. As disease ad-
vances, a pink coating covers the bark.
At this stage, the bark or even the
wood portion is already rotted. In
serious cases, the diseases girdles the
limbs or trunk, which eventually wither
and die.
Control. Infected branches should
be properly pruned off and the cut
surface swabbed with household bleach
(1 clorox: 5 parts water) with 70 per
cent of alcohol or with 1:1000 solu-
tion of mercuric chloride. After the
exposed wood has dried up it should
be finally painted with asphalt-varnish
‘or outside-type house paint and the
trees sprayed with copper fungicide.
A big branch or trunk whose cir-
cumference is not yet affected halfway
should have the rotten tissues including
iscolored brown bark and wood
scraped off smoothly, to save the tree.
‘The wound is likewise dressed as in the
cut branches above.
All prunings should be destroyed
by burning.
When the disease persists in the
plantation, the less important branches
are pruned off for better aeration and
lower relative humidity.6. Aspergillus Rot, This disease is
due to Aspergillus niger van Tiegh. It
is mainly a storage rot. It attacks the
pedicel attachment or any injured por-
tion of the fruit,
At first, the affected area becomes
water-soaked yellow and then turns
brown. In the advanced stage, the
lesion is somewhat depressed and the
mesocarp is soft. On the lesions,
brown structures, hyphae and fruiting
tadies, may be observed and later on
white to light brown, roundish sclero-
tial bodies appear on the decaying
tissues.
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Control, The fruits should be han-
dled with extra care to avoid bruises
which are avenues of infection,
7, Pestalotia Rot. It is a fungus
disease (Pestalocia mangiferae P. Henn).
Usually, the infection starts at the
apex of the fruits which is brown and
becomes olivaceous black as the dis:
ease advances. The lesions shrink and
subsequently the tip rots. The whole
of the fruit may be affected. The dis:
ease is known to be a wat'nd parasite
attacking only the leaves and the fruits.
Control. There is no known control
measures of the disease.
Fig. 22. Mango black tip
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The dosage of the pesticides are as follows:
Common Name Brand Na
Dosage
(100 gallons)
Carbary! Sevin 85S 500 gms.
Carbin 85S 500 gms.
Vetox 85. 500 gms.
Diazinon Basudin 20 500 ce
Endosulfan Thiodan 35 500 ce
Carbamate Etrofolan 50 500 gms.
Hytox 500 gms.
Mipcin 50 500 gms.
Tsumacide 50 500 gms.
Malathion Malathion E-57 500 ce
Azinphosmethyl Gusathion EC 500 cc
Fungicides:
Benomyl Benlate Ye Wb.
Captan Captex 2 Ibs.
Copper oxychloride Vitigran blue 4 Ibs.
Cupravit 4 Ibs.
Maneb Manzate 1.5 Ibs
Mancozeb Dithane M45 2 Ibs.
Thibendazole Tecto-90 1.12 Ibs.
Zineb Dithane 2-78 1.5 Ibs
Parzate C 1.5 Ibs,
The protein-hydrolysate-insecticide
bait spray is sprayed in strips in the
mango areas. The fiber board impreg-
nated with either methyl eugenol or
cue-lure mixed with insecticide (i.e.
naled, dipterex, malathion) are distri-
buted all year round in the orchards at
50 to 100 meters apart. Methyl euge-
nol and cue-lure impregnated blocks
attract and kill only male of mango
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fruit fly and melon fly, respectively,
while protein hydrolysate bait spray
attracks and kills both male and female
of the fruit flies.
To obtain better coverage and ad-
hesion, a wetting agent or spreader
sticker should be added to the spray
solution (i.e. Tenac, citowitt, Agral
90).Weather condition and the uniform-
ity of flowering affect the efficacy of
the pesticides. Prolonged rainy days
shorten the residual effect of the pesti-
cides and favor development of the
isease. In this case, a weekly spraying
should be followed.
Flowering of a mango tree is some-
times erratic that is, one side of the
tree bears flowers first and form fruits
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other side. When this happens, spot
spraying should be resorted to. In other
‘cases, however, the flowers are formed
intermittently on the tree so that spot
spraying becomes impractical. There
fore, the spraying schedule should be
shifted to which it gives the heaviest
crop. Of course, if possible, all the
flowers should be protected.
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