Fruit Piercing Moth: Othreis materna, O. fullonica and O. ancilla 
Symptom of damage

• Adult moth sucks the sap from fruits by making puncture

Identification of the pest

• Adult: Otheris materna

Management 

• Removal of weed plants
  • Tinospora cardifolia
  • Cocculus pendules
• Destruction of fallen and decayed fruits.
• Smoking
• Collection of moths at evening by hand nets
• Collection of semiloopers from the weeds and creepers
• Use light trap
• Destruction in kerosenised water below such light
• Use of poison baits or carbaryl 2g/l