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Crop Protection :: Rose

Slug caterpillar: Parasa (Latoia) lepida 
Symptom of damage

  • Defoliation

Identification of the pest

  • Caterpillar - fleshy and slug like, greenish body with white lines
  • Four rows of spiny tipped red or black which causes irritation and pain due to glandular secretion.
  • Adult - green wings with prominent dark patch at the base of each forewing.

Management

  • Collect the infested leaves along with caterpillars and destroy. 

Larva

Adult


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