Moringa
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Symptoms of damage: Zig-zag galleries and silken webbed masses comprising of chewed material and excreta of larva Identification of pest: Larva: long, stout and dirty brown in colour Adult: Pale brown moth. Forewings has brown spots and streaks, Hind wings are
Drying and splitting of fruits from tip Oozing of gummy exudate from fruit Identification of pest: Egg: Cigar shaped, laid in groups on the grooves of tender pods Maggot: Cream coloured maggot Adult: Yellowish fly with red eyes Management: Collect and destroy
Larva seen in groups in tree trunks Feed gregariously Scraping the bark and gnawing foliage Severe infestation leads to defoliation of the tree Identification of pest: Eggs: Laid in clusters on leaves and tender stem Larva: Brownish in colour with densely hair
Symptoms of damage: Larva feeds on the leaflets reducing them into papery structures Identification of pest: Egg: creamy white oval eggs and laid in clusters on leaves Larva : Devoid of prothoracic shield Adult: Similar to N. moringae but bigger in size Manage
Symptoms of damage: Larva bores into flower buds and causes shedding Identification of pest: Eggs: Creamy oval eggs laid singly on flower buds Larva: Dirty brown with a prominent mid dorsal stripe, black head and prothoracic shield Pupa: Pupation takes place i