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Glory Lilly

Lily Caterpillar

Symptoms of damage

Early instars feed on chlorophyll of the leaves
Later instars feed voraciously leaving only the hard stem of the plant
Complete devastation.

Identification of pest

Egg – Small in size and white coloured

Larva – dark brown colour head and black colour abdomen

Adult – violet colour and white colour spots present on the forewing

Management

Spray application of neem oil 0.5% or NSKE 5%
Collection of growing stages and destruction

Red Hairy Caterpillar

Symptoms of damage

Larvae feed voraciously on leaves
Similar to grazing of cattle
Moth emerge after monsoon

Management

Hand picking of larvae
Collection of egg masses
Summer ploughing
Bon fire
Spray 2.5 kg of carbaryl in 625 lit of water/ha
Poison baiting

Semilooper

Symptoms of damage

Caterpillar feed on the leaves
Defoliation

Identification of pest

Larva – green colour with brown spots on the body surface

Adult – medium sized, brown coloured moth with white streaks on the forewing

Management

Collect and destroy the infested plant parts
Hand picking and destruction of the caterpillars
Spray NSKE 5% or neem oil 0.5%

Tobacco Cutworm

Symptoms of damage

Caterpillar cut and feed on the leaves
Defoliation

Management

Hand pick the caterpillars and destroyed
Spray NSKE 5% or neem oil 0.5%