- Then caterpillars bore into the pods and feed on the seeds.
- If flowers and pods are not available, larva feeds on foliage.
- Application of deep plowing and clean cultivation to expose the resting pupae and crop rotation reduce the pest population.
- Use tolerant/resistant varieties.
- Fix 3 feet sticks in the field @10/ha as bird parches to attract predatory birds
- Spray chlorpyrifos 20% EC 450 ml/ acre or indoxacarb 14.5% SC @ 160-200 ml/ acre.
- Spray solution of emamectin benzoate 5% SG@ 100 gm/acre.
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