- The adult of this insect is in the form of moths, with front wings dark brown and hind wings white-gray.
- This insect lays eggs on the fruit, from which the larvae enter and eat the fruit.
- The head of this larva is black and the body is pale pink color, which turns red-brown in color.
- In starting, these larvae scrape off the peel of the fruit, which causes crust-like spots. Later they enter.
- Black penetration holes are seen in the affected fruits from which pulp and juice come out.
- Its infestation starts from the pea size of the fruit to fruit matures.
Collect and destroy the affected fruit. - Spray neem oil or neem based insecticides with 5 ml per liter of water at an interval of 15 days should be done from the stage of fruit formation. Or
- Mix 1 ml deltamethrin 2.8 EC per liter of water and spray it at an interval of 15 days.
- Spray 20 ml lambda cyhalothrin 4.9% EC with Beauveria bassiana 75 gm in 15 liters of water.
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