Symptoms of damage:

• Caterpillar feed on the leaves
• Defoliation

Identification of pest:

• Larvae: Early stage larva resembles bird dropping. Grown up larva – cylindrical, stout, green and brown lateral bond
• Adult: Dark brown swallowtail butterfly with numerous yellow marking

Management:

• Hand pick the larvae and destroy
• Early stage - spray 2 ml of methyl parathion per litre of water
• Field release of parasitoids Trichogramme evanescens and Telenomus sp on eggs of Brachymeria sp on larvae and Pterolus sp. on Pupae