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Crop Protection :: Tea
Flush worm:
Cydia leuocostoma
Symptoms of damage:
Caterpillar ties up the margin of tender leaves and forms a case enclosing the bud.
Feed on the upper epidermis of leaves.
Affected leaves - rough, crinkled and leathery.
Bud - Shoot growth is arrested.
Identification of the pest:
Eggs are pale yellow and lay singly on the under surface of mature leaves
Larva – brown in colour.
Adult is very small moth, blackish brown in colour.
Management:
Spray chlorpyriphos or fenitrothion 2 ml/lit.
Adult
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