Yellow hairy caterpillar: Psalis pennatula

Symptoms of damage:

• Larva causes defoliation

Identification of insect pest:

• Egg: yellow coloured pubescent eggs are found in groups on leaf surface
• Larva:Yellowish brown with red stripes. Orange head and tufts of hairs all over the body.
• Pupa: pale white cocoon of silk and frass attached to the leaf
• Adult: moth is stout with straw coloured forewings

Management:

• Spray the crop with chlorpyriphos 20 EC 500 ml/ac