• Young larva bores into bud and eats the internal content.
• Feed by thrusting the head inside the bud leaving the rest of its body outside.
• Flowers with perforated petals are seen.

Larva

Identification of the pest

• Larva - greenish with dark grey lines laterally on the body.
• Adult – medium sized moth with V-shaped speck and a dark border on the hind wings
• black spot on the forewings.

Adult

Management

• Hand picking of caterpillars.
• Spray chlorpyriphos 2ml/lit of water.