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