• It feeds on flower heads and seeds of flower heads.

• Larva is greenish with dark brown grey lines along the sides of body.
• Adult moth is medium size; brown with ‘V’ shaped speck and dull black border on the hindwing.

Management

• Hand picking of the larvae.
• Use of pheromone traps at 12/ha.
• Spray NPV 250 LE / ha.
• Use of Bt spray formulation at 2g/2ml per litre of water
• Use of egg parasitoids Trichogramma chilonis at 5cc/ha