Mkulima Wa Avocado🥑🥑🥑

Female fruit flies lay eggs under the rind of an avocado fruit. Careful monitoring using pheromone traps is important to establish population levels and determine the efficiency of control measures taken. Methods of control. 1. Cultural 2. Biological #AvocademybyKakuzi

Mealybugs are soft-bodied, wingless insects that often appear as white cotton masses. At high numbers they can cause leaf yellowing and curling. They are controlled mostly through biological options. #AvocademyByKakuzi

During the dry season, its important to prevent water stress on your avocado tree as it can lead to loss both in terms of quality and quantity. #AvocademyByKakuzi

Some essential nutrients that the avocado plant needs include Potassium, which helps in improving quality of the fruit and increasing quantity of yields, and Zinc, which ensures the fruit achieves a neck shape. #AvocademybyKakuzi