• Webbing of terminal leaves and bore the tender shoots at vegetative phase.
• Flowers and young capsules are bored at reproductive stage and the larvae feed on developing seeds.

Identification of the pest

• Larva : Green in colour with black head and short white hairs on the body
• Adult : Brown with orange brown forewings and pale yellow transparent hindwings

ETL : 10 larvae/ m2 at vegetative stage and 2 larvae / m2 at reproductive stage.

Management

• Early sowing (first week of July) in Kharif season.
• Intercrop with green gram, pearl millet (cumbu) and groundnut.
• Two sprays of Neem oil 2% or NSKE 5 % at 15 days interval.
• Spray Quinalphos 25 EC @ 800 ml/ac.

Antigastra larva on capsule

Antigastra adult