Symptoms of damage
| Blue butterfly: Lampides boeticus | |
| Symptoms of damage Buds, flowers and young pods with boreholes Presence of slug like caterpillar. Honey dew secretion with black ant movements Identification of the pest Larva – It is flat and slightly rounded; Pale green with a rough skin. Adult - moth is greyish blue with prominent black spots in the hind wings and a long tail; Ventral side of wings with numerous stripes and brown spots Management Spray any one of the following insectcides (Spray fluid 500 l/ha) Emamectin benzoate 5%SG 220 g/ha Indoxacarb 15.8%SC 333 ml/ha NSKE 5% twice followed by triazophos 0.05% Neem oil 2% | |
- Buds, flowers and young pods with boreholes
- Presence of slug like caterpillar.
- Honey dew secretion with black ant movements
Identification of the pest
- Larva – It is flat and slightly rounded; Pale green with a rough skin.
- Adult - moth is greyish blue with prominent black spots in the hind wings and a long tail; Ventral side of wings with numerous stripes and brown spots
Management
Spray any one of the following insectcides (Spray fluid 500 l/ha)
- Emamectin benzoate 5%SG 220 g/ha
- Indoxacarb 15.8%SC 333 ml/ha
- NSKE 5% twice followed by triazophos 0.05%
- Neem oil 2%