The nymphs and females suck plant sap from inflorescences, tender leaves, shoots and fruit peduncles.

In Pakistan, Drosicha mangiferae is univoltine and has a total lifecycle of 78–135 days.

Between April and May, purple-colored eggs are laid in egg-sacs consisting of a mass of wax threads, in the loose soil around (within 2–3 m radius) the infested mango trees.

Eggs hatch in December–January and nymphs start ascending the trees to succulent shoots and the bases of fruiting parts.

[2] There are a range of cultural, chemical and non-chemical techniques for minimizing damage to the mango crop, for example the use of physical barriers to stop Drosicha mangiferae nymphs crawling up the stem of mango trees, by wrapping plastic sheets or sticky bands (sometimes impregnated with insecticide) around the tree stem.