Plant parts affected

Leaves , Leaf buds

Initial diagnosis:

Crinkling and curling of few leaves in the lower portion of plant and marginal-yellowing of leaves.

Symptoms:

Curling,crinkling ,Yellowing ,Bronzing and drying of leaves all over the Plant. Both nymph and adults of jassid suck the cell sap from the plant tissue and inject toxin into it resulting in ' Hopperburn ' symptoms.

Damage type:

Heavy infestation of jassids result in drying of leaves ,reduced photosynthetic activity that hampers the productivity of cotton .