• Nymphs and adults bore into tender pods and feed on the seeds.
• Damaged pods show bore holes plugged with excreta, sand particles and discoloured pulps.
• Severely damaged pods without kernal.
• Infested pods are prone to secondary damage by fungal infection.

Identification of the pest

• Eggs : Laid in clusters in soil and sometimes inside the damaged pods.
• Nymph: Resemble the adults, white in early stages and turns light brown.

• Adult: Dark brown to black with forceps like caudal cerci and white leg joints.

Management:

• Apply carbofuran 3 CG @ 20 kg/ac in endemic areas to the soil prior to sowing.
• Repeat soil application on the 40th day of sowing and incorporate in the soil during the earthing up