PESTS OF FINGER MILLET :: Major Pests :: Pink Stem Borer

1. Pink stem borer:  Sesamia inferens (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)

Damage symptoms: Pink larva enters into the stem and causes dead heart symptom.

Bionomics: The adult is a straw coloured moth with white wings.  The larva is pinkish brown with dark head.  The life cycle is completed in 45-75 days.  There are 4-6 generations per year.

Management: Spray cartap hydrochloride 4G @ 25kg/ha, fipronil 0.3G 15kg  chlorpyriphos 10G 10kg,in whorls .