Agriculture
Crop Production :: Oil Seeds :: Groundnut

 

Groundnut bud borer: Anarsia ephippias
Symptoms of damage:

  • Larva bores into terminal buds and shoots.
  • Leaflets emerging from central spindle with shot-holes initially.
  • In severe infestation leaflets with midribs only.

Identification of the pest:

  • Larvae:  Chocolate brown coloured and 10-15 mm long

Management:

Spray azadirachtin 1  EC (10000 ppm) 500 ml/ ac

    Larva
    Damaged plant

     

     

     

 

 

 

 

 

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