Hairy caterpillars: Eupterote spp.
Symptom of damage
- Eupterote canaraica - important pests of Arabica coffee.
- Feed on leaves and cause severe damage by denuding the plants.
- Badly affected plants take 2 to 3 years to recover.
Identification of the pest
- Caterpillar – pale yellow colour
- Adult - brownish yellow moth, two diagonal bands and zigzag lines on the wings.
- Male is smaller than the female
Management
- Collect and kill the caterpillars.
- Collect and burn pupae from January to May.
- Install light traps (June/July) - collecting and killing months.
- Spray any one of the insecticides such as quinalphos 25 EC @ 320 ml, along with 100 ml of an agricultural wetting agent in 200 I of water.
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