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 <br>Young plant insects: Cutworm, Scarabeid Beetle, Army worm, Grasshopper.<br>
 <br>Agrotis ipsilon: It is [commonly referred](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) to as Cut worm. This bug affects the seedlings and young [Jatropha](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) plants. If the plant is impacted by the cutworm, the stem gets [cut nearer](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) to the soil [surface](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) and this will shrunk the plant completely.<br>
 <br>Control: This bug can be controlled by picking the larva found around the plants or by blending the bran, sawdust with insecticides.<br>
 <br>Scarabaeid Beetle: This pest ruins the root of the young plant. Initially, the larva consumes the organic matters present in the soil and then pertains to the root. The  may kill the entire plant.<br>
 <br>Control: The plant with great resistance power can conquer the pest. For heavy attack, insecticides with components carbosulfan and [carbofuran](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) can be utilized to kill the pest.<br>
 <br>Army worm: Spodoptera litura presence can be identified by biting in the leaves. The extreme infection might totally eliminate the plants.<br>
 <br>Control: Insecticides are used to manage the pests.<br>
 <br>Grasshopper: This prevails bug found in numerous plants. Valanga nigricornis and Locusta migratoria widely [attacks](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) the plant. The insect often attacks the young plant.<br>
 <br>Control: The insecticides used betacyfluthrin, cypermethrin, thiodicarb, MIPC, and fipronil.<br>
 <br>[Pest observed](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) in mature plants:<br>
 <br>Pest of Stem: Ostrinia furnacalis, Xyleborus spp.<br>
 <br>Ostrinia furnacalis and Xyleborus: This pest harms the [jatropha curcas](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) stem and it is commonly seen in Indonesia. The stem assaulted by this bug typically drop. The presence can be identified by the larva penetration hole at the stem.<br>
 <br>Control: The Insecticide typically used to manage this bug is carbofuran.<br>
 <br>Pest of leaf: The common pests observed are leaf caterpillar, Neetle caterpillar, Leaf hopper, Mite, Ear corn caterpillar.<br>
 <br>Leaf Caterpillar: This insect can consume all the leaves of the plant in other words period. The [quality](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) and yield of the seeds get lowered due to the heavy attack.<br>
 <br>Control: This can be controlled by picking the old larvae around the surface and tossing away the assaulted leaves.<br>
 <br>Needle Caterpillar: This caterpillar is covered with spines and produces a burning experience when [allowed](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) to exposure to skin as it produces certain chemical compound. Initially the pest crowded in the leaf and then spread all over the plant when it ages.<br>
 <br>Control: Manually, the bug can be killed only by soaking it in water or kerosene. The heavy attack can be managed by spraying organophosphate insecticides.<br>
 <br>Leaf Hopper: This insect is found primarily in tropical and subtropical regions. The insect targets the leaf and draws all the [nutrients](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) of the leaf and gets curls at the suggestion. Later, the whole leaf dry and die.<br>
 <br>Control: The heavy attack can be controlled by utilizing insecticides like imidachloprid, beta cyfluthrin or carbosulfan.<br>
 <br>Mite: Mite also assaults the leaf and makes the entire plant weak. The [insect presence](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) can be [recognized](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) when the leaf become yellowish, shrinks, turns red and drop. The insect can likewise be spread out through fallen leaves.<br>
 <br>Control: Some preventive measures can be simulated correct sanitation and burning the fallen leaves. Heavy attack can be dealt with by spraying insecticides.<br>
 <br>Some awful pest which [attacks flower](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) and fruit are, Stink bug (Nezara viridula)<br>
 <br>Chrysocoris javanus, Tip borer caterpillar.<br>
 <br>Stink Bug: Sting bug is a serious bug which attacks the plant throughout bloom duration so the crop yield completely falls down. This bug is seen around the tropical region.<br>
 <br>The poisonous enzyme in the plant diminishes the entire plant.<br>
 <br>Control: Insecticides advised for this bug is chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, alfamethrin, and lamda cyhalothrin.<br>
 <br>Tip borer caterpillar: The insects frequently happens attacks the plant in flowering season and this pest is seen commonly in tropical regions. The female insect laid the eggs on the tender part of the plant and the young [larvae feed](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) the young fruits and plant suggestions.<br>
 <br>Control: Manually, the assaulted seeds are [recommended](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) to burn. The insecticides like monocrotophos and bensultap are sprayed at the flowering season.<br>