Crop Protection :: Pests of Aonla 
       
        
        
          
             Leaf roller: Caloptilia (=Gracillaria) acidula 
                Symptom of damage
                
                  - Slender green larvae mine part or whole of the leaflets of compound leaves
 
                  - Leaflets turns pale brown or dark brown
 
                  - Upper epidermis separated from the lower
 
                  - Intervening space filled with black excreta
 
                  - Folded portion is skeletonized & dries up
 
                  - In severe attack, the leaflets are twisted up to form cocoons
 
                  - If the branch disturbed, all larvae leave their mines
 
                 
                Identification of the pest
                
                
                  - Larva – cylindrical, yellow with thin, scattered hairs
 
                  - Adult – small, brownish moth
 
                 
                  
                Management
                
                
                  - Clean cultivation
 
                  - Collection and destruction of infested plant parts along with leaf roller
 
                  - Spray application of dimethaote 0.03% and quinalphos 0.025% were found effective against leaf roller
 
                 
                Image source: 
                http://www.nbair.res.in/insectpests/Caloptilia-acidula.php  
            
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