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Crop Protection :: Pests of Amaranthus

Leaf caterpillar: Hymenia recurvalis

Symptoms of damage:

  • Web the leaves with silken threads and feed within 
  • Webbed leaves become devoid of chlorophyll and dry up 

Identification of pest:

  • Larva: Greenish with white lines and black crescents on thorax below the lateral lines
  • Adult: Small, black coloured, moth with slender body.Wings dark brown in colour with white wavy markings

Management:

  • Collect and destroy affected plant parts with caterpillars
  • Set up light trap @1/ha to attract and kill the adults
  • Spray malathion 50 EC 1 ml/ lit
Drying and webbing

Adult Damage

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