• Larva feeds on leaves making small holes

Identification of pest

• Egg: Eggs are laid singly on buds and leaves
• Larva: Small, cylindrical and yellowish green with short spines all over body
• Pupa: Greenish brown pupa
• Adult: Slender moth with lobed wings, fringed with scales

Management:

• Collect and destroy larvae and pupae
• Spray any following insecticides

• Malathion 50 EC @500 ml/ha
• Methyl demeton 25 EC @500 ml/ha