Mango crop protection

Orchard establishment, hopper and fruit fly pressure, disease protection and fruit development.

1. STAGE 01

   Sowing

   The stone is sown on edge in a moist pit, husk intact.

   Typical risk

   Soil insects reach the stone before a shoot appears

   Insect pressure

   • Termites
   • White grub

   Disease pressure

   • Stone rot

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fertilizers
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Fipro Ultra Double Power
2. STAGE 02

   Germination

   A single reddish shoot pushes clear of the husk.

   Typical risk

   Soft unlignified tissue chewed at emergence

   Insect pressure

   • Termites
   • Cutworm

   Disease pressure

   • Damping off

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fungicides
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Fipro Ultra Double Power
   • Atom Bomb
3. STAGE 03

   Seedling

   Flushes come in waves, each one copper-red before it hardens.

   Typical risk

   Every new flush is a tender window for pests

   Insect pressure

   • Leaf webber
   • Thrips
   • Hopper

   Disease pressure

   • Anthracnose
   • Powdery mildew

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fungicides
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Atom Bomb
   • Azoto Prime
4. STAGE 04

   Vegetative Growth

   Primaries leave the trunk and the head takes shape.

   Typical risk

   Dieback in a young branch is a permanent gap in the canopy

   Insect pressure

   • Shoot borer
   • Leaf webber
   • Mealybug

   Disease pressure

   • Dieback
   • Anthracnose

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fungicides
   • PGR
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Shield
   • Azoto Prime
   • Toshi Ultra
5. STAGE 05

   Flowering

   Thousands of florets open on each panicle and only a handful hold.

   Typical risk

   Hopper feeding and powdery mildew at bloom

   Insect pressure

   • Mango hopper
   • Thrips

   Disease pressure

   • Powdery mildew
   • Anthracnose

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fungicides
   • PGR
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Takila
   • Azoto Prime
   • Toshi Ultra
6. STAGE 06

   Fruit Set

   Set fruit is the size of a pea, then a marble.

   Typical risk

   Retained fruit lost to hopper honeydew and sooty mould

   Insect pressure

   • Mango hopper
   • Mealybug

   Disease pressure

   • Sooty mould
   • Anthracnose

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fungicides
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Shield
   • Azoto Prime
7. STAGE 07

   Fruit Development

   Fruit fills, the shoulder rounds and the stone hardens inside.

   Typical risk

   Fruit fly and stone weevil lay directly into the fruit

   Insect pressure

   • Fruit fly
   • Stone weevil
   • Mealybug

   Disease pressure

   • Anthracnose
   • Black spot

   Protection focus

   • Pesticides
   • Fungicides
   Grow More products for this stage

   • Unicorn
   • Superman
   • Azoto Prime
8. STAGE 08

   Harvest

   Fruit is clipped with a short stalk attached so latex does not burn the skin.

   Typical risk

   Post-harvest rot and orchard hygiene

   Insect pressure

   • Fruit fly

   Disease pressure

   • Post-harvest anthracnose

   Protection focus

   • Crop hygiene

Stage guidance is indicative and varies by region, variety and season. No dosage or application rate is stated here — always read the Technical Instructions before use. See the Disclaimer.