Symptoms of damage

• Bore holes on the buds, flower or pods
• Infested pods and flowers are webbed together.

Identification of the pest

• Larva - Greenish white with brown head. It has two pairs of dark spots on the back of each segment
• Adult - Forewings- light brown colour with white markings; Hindwings – white colour with brown markings at the lateral edge

Management:

• ETL: 3 larvae/plant
• Pheromone traps for Helicoverpa armigera 12/ha
• Mechanical collection of grown up larva and blister beetle
• Ha NPV 3 x1012 POB/ha in 0.1% teepol
• Apply any one of the following insectcides:
• Azadirachtin 0.03%WSP 2500-5000 g/ha
• Bacillus thuringiensis serovar kurstaki (3a,3b,3c) 5%WP 1000-
  1250 g/ha
• Emamectin benzoate 5%SG 220 g/ha
• Indoxacarb 15.8%SC 333 ml/ha
• NPV of H. armigera 2% AS 250-500
• Quinalphos 25%EC 1400 ml/ha
• Spinosad 45%SC 125-162 ml/ha
• Phosalone 0.07%(Spray fluid 625 ml/ha)
  (Note : Insecticide / Ha NPV spray should be made when the larvae are upto third instar)