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Spiny pod borer: Etiella zinckenella
Symptoms of damage Dropping of flowers and young pods Older pods marked with a brown spot where a larvae has entered Identification of the pest Larva – greenish initially, turns pink before pupation. It has 5 black spots on the prothorax Adult : Brownish grey moth Prothorax – orange in colour Fore wing - has a white stripe along the anterior margin
  • Dropping of flowers and young pods
  • Older pods marked with a brown spot where a larvae has entered
  • Larva – greenish initially, turns pink before pupation.
  • It has 5 black spots on the prothorax
  • Adult : Brownish grey moth
  • Prothorax – orange in colour
  • Fore wing - has a white stripe along the anterior margin