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: 5/plant
• Bird perches 50/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%WP1000-1250 g/ha
  • Dimethoate 30% EC 1237 ml/ha
  • Emamectin benzoate 5% SG 220 g/ha
  • Indoxacarb 15.8% SC 333 ml/ha
  • Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC 150ml/ha
  • Spinosad 45%SC 125-162 ml/ha
  • NSKE 5% twice followed by triazophos 0.05%
  • Neem oil 2%
  • Phosalone 0.07%
    (Spray fluid 625 ml/ha) Note : Insecticide / Ha NPV spray