| Species: | |
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Leucinodes orbonalis (Guenne, 1854) |
| Common Name: | |
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Brinjal fruit and shoot borer |
| Damaging Stage: | |
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Larvae
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| Crops Afected: | |
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Eggplant
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| Characteristics Damage: | |
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Attacks flowers, flower buds, young shoot tips, stems and fruits.
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Larval feeding causes wilting of shoots and fruit rotting. |
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Infested fruits have small holes surrounded with brownish areas on fruit surface. |
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Affected plants are weakened reducing the quality and quantity of the fruits produced. |
| Control and Management: | |
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Monitor the area regularly.
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Remove damaged and infested shoots and fruits and dispose properly. |
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Use of attractant or pheromone lure to suppress male population. |
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Spray botanical insecticides such as neem, hot pepper and kakawate extracts. |
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Cultivate the soil by plowing and harrowing and use plastic mulch to minimize pupation in the soil. |
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Apply insecticides like triazophos (e.g. Hercules®), diafenthiuron (e.g. Pegasus®) and cartap hydrochloride (e.g. Gemtrak®) when necessary. |
| References: | |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucinodes_orbonalis http://www.plantwise.org/KnowledgeBank/Datasheet.aspx?dsid=30498 |
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