- It is a very harmful pest and sometimes causes severe damage to the crop.
- Its larva is 25–30 mm long, yellowish green with five horizontal yellow lines.
- It has six pairs of black and yellow spots on its outer skin.
- This caterpillar harms the crop by making circular holes in the leaves.
Sometimes this caterpillar begins eating the leaves from the edges or the middle part of the leaves. - For control Spray Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gram/acre or Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 % SC @ 60 ml/acre.
- As a biological treatment use Beauveria Bassiana @ 250 gram/acre.
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