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Symptoms of damage:

Groundnut
Groundnut bud borer: Anarsia ephippias
Symptoms of damage: The larva bores into the terminal buds and shoots and tip of the stem The tender leaflets emerging from central spindle will show shot-hole symptoms initially In severe infestation emerging leaflets will have only the midribs or several oblong feeding holes Identification of the pest: Larvae: Chocolate brown in color and 10-15 mm long Management: Neem oil 3 per cent and leaf extract of Vitex negumdo (notchi) 5 per cent are effective against this pest The parasitoids Brachymeria sp cause parasitism up to 24 per cent on larvae
  • The larva bores into the terminal buds and shoots and tip of the stem
  • The tender leaflets emerging from central spindle will show shot-hole symptoms initially
  • In severe infestation emerging leaflets will have only the midribs or several oblong feeding holes

Identification of the pest:

  • Larvae: Chocolate brown in color and 10-15 mm long

Management:

  • Neem oil 3 per cent and leaf extract of Vitex negumdo (notchi) 5 per cent are effective against this pest
  • The parasitoids Brachymeria sp cause parasitism up to 24 per cent on larvae