Symptoms of damage
| Capsule Borer: Conogethes (=Dichocrosis) punctiferalis | |
| Symptoms of damage Capsule with bore holes Damaged capsules webbed together Peduncle and capsules showing galleries made of silk and frass Identification of the pest Larva: pale greenish with pinkish tinge and fine hairs with dark head and prothoracic shield Adult : yellowish with black spot Management Spray any one of the following insecticides, thrice from flowering at three weeks interval | |
- Capsule with bore holes
- Damaged capsules webbed together
- Peduncle and capsules showing galleries made of silk and frass
Identification of the pest
- Larva: pale greenish with pinkish tinge and fine hairs with dark head and prothoracic shield
- Adult : yellowish with black spot
Management
- Spray any one of the following insecticides, thrice from flowering at three weeks interval