Symptoms of damage

• Caterpillar webs the leaves and branches
• They skeletonize leaves by scraping away the parenchymatous tissues.

Identification of the pest

• Caterpillar - green with dark warts giving rise to thin hairs
• Adult - medium sized moth with light brownish wings and wings having white spots.

Management

• Collect and destroy the damaged leaves along with larvae
• Use light trap to attract and kill the adult moths
• Spray NSKE 5% or malathion 50EC 2ml/lit
• Proper pruning and hygienic maintenance of bushes