Symptoms of damage

• Bore holes on the buds, flower or pods
• Infested pods and flowers are webbed together.

Identification of the pest

• Larva - Greenish white with brown head. It has two pairs of dark spots on the back of each segment
• Adult - Forewings- light brown colour with white markings; Hindwings – white colour with brown markings at the lateral edge

Management:

• ETL: 3/plant
• Phosalone 0.07% (Spray fluid 625 ml/ha)
  Note : When the activity of coccinellid predator (both grubs and adults) is seen, insecticide application should be avoided.