Identification of the pest:
- Caterpillar ties up the margin of tender leaves and forms a case enclosing the bud.
- Feed on the upper epidermis of leaves.
- Affected leaves - rough, crinkled and leathery.
- Bud - Shoot growth is arrested.
- Eggs are pale yellow and lay singly on the under surface of mature leaves
- Larva – brown in colour.
- Adult is very small moth, blackish brown in colour.
Management:
- Spray chlorpyriphos 2 ml/lit.