• Defoliation in early stages
• 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: 5-6 eggs or 2-3 small larvae / plant
• Bird perches @ 50 / ha
• Set up light trap
• Pheromone traps @ 12 / ha
• NPV @ 250 LE / ha + 0.1 % teepol
• Apply any one of the following insectcides: Azadirachtin 0.03 % WSP 2500-5000 g/ha Bacillus thuringiensis serovar kurstaki (3a,3b,3c) 5%WP1000-1250 g/ha Emamectin benzoate 5% SG 220 g/ha Indoxacarb 15.8% SC 333 ml/ha Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC 150ml/ha Spinosad 45%SC 125-162 ml/ha NSKE 5% twice followed by triazophos 0.05% Neem oil 2% Phosalone 0.07% (Spray fluid 625 ml/ha) Note : Insecticide / Ha NPV spray

• Azadirachtin 0.03 % WSP 2500-5000 g/ha
• Bacillus thuringiensis serovar kurstaki (3a,3b,3c) 5%WP1000-1250 g/ha
• Emamectin benzoate 5% SG 220 g/ha
• Indoxacarb 15.8% SC 333 ml/ha
• Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC 150ml/ha
• Spinosad 45%SC 125-162 ml/ha
• NSKE 5% twice followed by triazophos 0.05%
• Neem oil 2%
• Phosalone 0.07% (Spray fluid 625 ml/ha) Note : Insecticide / Ha NPV spray