How to control spiny pod borer in pea crop

  • The larvae of the spiny pod borer initially are green in color and gradually turn pink.
  • Its adult is brown gray and the face is orange.
  • This insect causes high damage to flowers and young pods, due to which the buds fall in an immature stage.
  • The caterpillars cause a lot of damage by entering the inside of the pods, the caterpillar’s entrance in the pod creates brown spots.
  • Bifenthrin 10 % EC @ 300 ml/acre or Profenofos 40 % + Cypermethrin 4% EC@ 400 ml/acre  or Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG @ 100 gram/acre  
  • Every spray should use a sticker.
  • As a biological treatment use Beauveria Bassiana @ 250 gram/acre 
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