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Identification of the pest:

  • Caterpillars make leaf nests by webbing the leaves using silken threads
  • Feed from inside the leaf nest.
  • Young larvae prefer tender leaves
  • Older larvae are seen in mature leaves.
  • Larva - green in colour
  • Pupae - initially green colour and turns to reddish brown
  • Adult - brown coloured and bell shaped in outline.

Management:

  • Spray chlorpyriphos 2 ml/lit.