Symptoms of damage

• Capsule with bore holes
• Damaged capsules webbed together
• Peduncle and capsules showing galleries made of silk and frass

Identification of the pest

• Larva: pale greenish with pinkish tinge and fine hairs with dark head and prothoracic shield
• Adult: yellowish with black spot

Management

• Spray any one of the following insecticides, thrice from flowering at three weeks interval
• Malathion 50 EC 2.0 l/ha
• Carbaryl 50 WP 2.0 kg/ha in 1000 l of water