This is the eighth of a series of Training Modules prepared by the Tea Research Institute of Tanzania (TRIT). The first was on Rehabilitation of abandoned Tea fields, the second on Fertilizer and manure, the third on Tea plucking and Quality control, the fourth on Weed Control in Tea Bushes; the fifth on Establishment and Management of Tea Nurseries; the sixth on Tea Pruning and Tipping; and the
seventh on Fuel Wood Production. Insect pests and diseases are constraints to tea production particularly in the early years of establishment of tea. Pest damage in tea often leads to a significant impact on productivity.