Amaranthus
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Symptoms of damage: Webbing of leaves with silken threads Identification of pest: Larva: Green in colour Adult: small moth with yellowish white thorax and abdomen, brownish red forewing and dark brown hind wing. Management: Collect and destroy affected plant p
Symptoms of damage: Web the leaves with silken threads and feed within Webbed leaves become devoid of chlorophyll and dry up Identification of pest: Larva: Greenish with white lines and black crescents on thorax below the lateral lines Adult: Small, black colo
Symptoms of damage: Irregular zig-zag tunnels in the pith region filled with excreta Gall like thickening and longitudinal splitting of stem Suppression of root and leaf production Identification of pest: Egg: Smooth, oval, pale yellow in colour, laid singly i