| Species: | |
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Diaphania indica (Saunder, 1851) |
| Common name: | |
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Cucumber moth |
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Cotton caterpillar |
| Damaging stage: | |
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Larvae |
| Crops Affected: | |
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Cucurbits, legumes |
| Characteristic Damage: | |
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Larvae cause serious damage on fruits by puncturing and feeding on the skin of young fruits. |
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Feeding result to lace-like patches and skeletonised leaves. |
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Folded leaves contain mature larvae and pupa in some cases. |
| Management and Control: | |
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Monitor the area regularly. |
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Handpick larvae to reduce insect population. |
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Use microbial insecticides like Bacillus thuringensis (BT) and Nucleopolyhedrosis virus (NPV). |
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Apply lamda-cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, lambda-Cyhalothrin (BidaⓇ, KarateⓇ, DescarteⓇ), cypermethrin (e.g. BushwackⓇ, MagnumⓇ, Cymbush 5ECⓇ), fipronil (e.g. Ascend®, Flipper®), Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies aizawai (Bta) (e.g. Xentari®, Aztron), acephate (e.g. Acetam®, BlackhawkⓇ), fenitrothion (Sumithion 50Ⓡ), deltamethrin (e.g. Decis®, DecideⓇ, ScoutⓇ, Agro DeltametrinⓇ) ,acephate , tebufenozide, fipronil and Bacillus thuringensis when necessary. |
| References: | |
| http://www.plantwise.org/KnowledgeBank/Datasheet.aspx?dsid=19657 | |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaphania_indica | |
| http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51922-Diaphania-indica | |
| http://new.russellipm-agriculture.com/insect.php?insect_id=167&lang=en | |
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