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{'type': 'Mealy bugs remain inside leaf sheaths and suck up plant sap, leading to stunted growth with yellowish curled leaves and inhibiting panicle emergence.'}
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{'type': 'Large number of insects remain inside the leaf sheaths, sucking up plant sap, leading to stunted tillers with yellowish curled leaves.'}
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{'type': 'The female Mealy bugs lay numerous yellowish white eggs or simply deposit nymphs in outer leaf sheaths.'}
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{'type': 'The infestation leads to stunted growth, yellowish curled leaves, inhibits panicle emergence, and can reduce yield by up to 50%.'}
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{'type': 'Females lay numerous yellowish white eggs or simply deposit nymphs in outer leaf sheaths.'}
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{'type': 'The infestation of Mealy bugs on plants can be identified by observing stunted, circular patches in the fields. The insects are usually seen at the base of the leaves and leaf sheaths.'}
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{'type': 'Severe infestations of Mealy bugs are known as Soorai disease in Tamil Nadu.'}
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{'type': 'The damage occurs from September onwards, and in severe cases, it inhibits panicle emergence and can reduce yield by up to 50%.'}
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{'type': 'Females are reddish, oval, soft-bodied, and live in colonies inside leaf sheaths, while males are small, slender, pale-yellow, have wings, lack mouthparts, and reproduce parthenogenetically.'}
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{'type': 'Stunted, circular patches may be seen in the fields. Infected plants have yellowish curled leaves.'}
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{'type': 'Nymphs crowd within waxy threads before dispersing around the plant, turning dark yellow, and getting covered in waxy material after settling on the plant/stem.'}
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{'type': 'The newly hatched nymphs crowd within waxy threads for 6-10 hours before dispersing to various parts of the same plant.'}
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{'type': 'Mealy bugs reproduce parthenogenetically, with females laying numerous yellowish white eggs or depositing nymphs in outer leaf sheaths.'}
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{'type': 'What damage do Mealy bugs cause to plants?'}
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{'type': 'Mealy bug females are reddish, oval, and soft-bodied, living in colonies inside the leaf sheath. Males are small, slender, pale-yellow, have a single pair of wings, and lack mouthparts.'}
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{'type': 'Mealy bugs can be observed at the base of leaves and leaf sheaths when infested plants are pulled out and inspected.'}
{'type': 'How can Mealy bugs be identified in plants?'}
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{'type': 'The infestation of Mealy bugs in plants can be identified by observing stunted, circular patches in the fields and finding the insects at the base of the leaves and leaf sheaths when teased.'}
{'type': 'How can you identify a Mealy bug infestation in plants?'}
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{'type': 'What type of damage does a mealy bug cause to plants?'}
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{'type': 'How do Mealy bug nymphs behave after hatching?'}
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{'type': 'Mealy bugs remain inside the leaf sheaths and suck up the plant sap, leading to stunted tillers with yellowish curled leaves.'}
{'type': 'What kind of damage do Mealy bugs cause to plants?'}
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{'type': 'How does the infestation of Mealy bug start in plants?'}
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{'type': 'Symptoms of Mealy bug attack include stunted, circular patches in the fields, insects seen at the base of leaves and leaf sheaths, and affected tillers with yellowish curled leaves.'}
{'type': 'What are the symptoms of Mealy bug attack on plants?'}
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{'type': 'The disease caused by mealybug infestation is called Soorai disease in Tamil Nadu.'}
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{'type': 'Mealy bug nymphs are pale yellowish, active, and covered with waxy material after settling on the plant/stem. Adults, both females and males, are wingless with different physical characteristics.'}
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{'type': 'Adult female mealy bugs are reddish, oval, soft-bodied insects that live in colonies inside the leaf sheath.'}
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{'type': 'Nymphs initially crowd within waxy threads before dispersing within the same plant, turning dark yellow and getting covered with waxy material.'}
{'type': 'How do Mealy bug nymphs behave after hatching?'}
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{'type': 'Mealy bugs remain inside the leaf sheaths and suck up plant sap, leading to stunted tillers and inhibited panicle emergence.'}
{'type': 'What damage do mealy bugs cause to plants?'}
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{'type': 'What is the nature of damage caused by Mealy bugs?'}
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{'type': 'What type of damage do Mealy bugs cause to plants?'}
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{'type': 'How do Mealy bugs reproduce?'}
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{'type': 'How do Mealy bug nymphs behave after hatching?'}
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{'type': 'What is the nature of the disease caused by severe mealy bug infestation in Tamil Nadu?'}
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{'type': 'Mealybugs remain inside the leaf sheaths and suck up the plant sap, inhibiting panicle emergence and causing stunted growth with yellow leaves.'}
{'type': 'What type of damage do mealybugs cause to plants?'}
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{'type': 'The female lays numerous yellowish white eggs or simply deposits nymphs in outer leaf sheaths.'}
{'type': 'How does a mealybug egg look like and where is it usually located?'}
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{'type': 'Mealy bugs reproduce parthenogenetically, with females laying numerous yellowish white eggs or depositing nymphs in outer leaf sheaths.'}
{'type': 'How do Mealy bugs reproduce?'}
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{'type': 'Mealy bugs remain inside leaf sheaths, sucking up plant sap. Affected tillers stay stunted with curled leaves.'}
{'type': 'What is the nature of damage caused by mealy bugs?'}
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{'type': 'Females are reddish, oval, soft-bodied, live in colonies, while males are small, slender, pale-yellow, have single wings, lack mouthparts, and reproduce parthenogenetically'}
{'type': 'How do male Mealy bugs differ from female Mealy bugs?'}
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{'type': 'The disease is called Soorai disease in Tamil Nadu.'}
{'type': 'What is the term used to refer to the disease caused by Mealy bugs in Tamil Nadu?'}
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{'type': 'Stunted, circular patches may be seen in the fields. Plants may have insects at the base of the leaves and leaf sheaths.'}
{'type': 'What are the symptoms of attack by Mealy bugs on plants?'}
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{'type': 'The disease is called Soorai disease in Tamil Nadu.'}
{'type': 'What is the term used for the disease caused by severe mealybug attacks in Tamil Nadu?'}
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{'type': 'Mealy bugs remain inside leaf sheaths and suck up plant sap, leading to stunted tillers with yellowish curled leaves and inhibited panicle emergence. This condition is known as Soorai disease in Tamil Nadu.'}
{'type': 'What is the nature of damage caused by Mealy bugs?'}
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{'type': 'Mealy bugs reproduce parthenogenetically, with females laying numerous yellowish white eggs or depositing nymphs in outer leaf sheaths.'}
{'type': 'How do Mealy bugs reproduce?'}
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{'type': 'Mealy bugs remain inside the leaf sheaths and suck up plant sap, leading to stunted growth of affected tillers.'}
{'type': 'What is the nature of damage caused by Mealy bugs in plants?'}
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{'type': 'The infestation starts in plants one or two month after transplanting.'}
{'type': 'How does the infestation of Mealy bugs start in plants?'}
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{'type': 'The infestation starts in plants one or two month after transplanting.'}
{'type': 'How does a mealybug infestation start in plants?'}
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{'type': 'Mealy bugs suck plant sap, leading to stunted growth and inhibition of panicle emergence. In severe cases, yield may be reduced by up to 50%.'}
{'type': 'What is the nature of damage caused by Mealy bugs?'}
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{'type': 'Mealy bugs remain inside leaf sheaths and suck up plant sap. Affected tillers stay stunted with yellowish curled leaves.'}
{'type': 'What is the nature of damage caused by Mealy bugs?'}
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{'type': 'Stunted, circular patches may be seen in the fields, and affected tillers remain stunted with yellowish curled leaves.'}
{'type': 'What are the symptoms of a mealybug attack on plants?'}
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{'type': 'The infestation starts in plants one or two months after transplanting.'}
{'type': 'How does Mealy bug infestation start in plants?'}