Larva’s head alone thrust inside the pods and the rest of the body hanging out.
Pods with round holes
Eggs – are spherical in shape and creamy white in colour, laid singly
Larva - shows colour variation from greenish to brown. Green with dark brown grey lines laterally
on the body with lateral white lines and also has dark and pale bands.
Pupa – brown in colour, occurs in soil, leaf, pod and crop debris
Adult - light pale brownish yellow stout moth. Fore wing grey to pale brown with V shaped speck.Hind wings are pale smoky white with a broad blackish outer margin.
Management
ETL: 10% of affected pods
Pheromone traps for Helicoverpa armigera 12/ha
Mechanical collection of grown up larva and blister beetle
