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Crop Protection :: Coffee

Hairy caterpillars: Eupterote spp.
Symptom of damage

  • Eupterote canaraica - important pests of Arabica coffee.
  • Feed on leaves and cause severe damage by denuding the plants.
  • Badly affected plants take 2 to 3 years to recover.
Identification of the pest
  • Caterpillar – pale yellow colour
  • Adult - brownish yellow moth, two diagonal bands and zigzag lines on the wings.
  • Male is smaller than the female
Management
  • Collect and kill the caterpillars.
  • Collect and burn pupae from January to May.
  • Install light traps (June/July) - collecting and killing months.
  • Spray any one of the insecticides such as quinalphos 25 EC @ 320 ml, along with 100 ml of an agricultural wetting agent in 200 I of water.

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