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PESTS OF CASTOR :: Major Pests



 

Major pests

1.

Capsule & Shoot borer

Conogethes punctiferalis

Pyraustidae

Lepidoptera

2.

Castor semi looper

Achaea janata

Noctuidae

Lepidoptera

3.

Slug caterpillar

Parasa lepida

Cochilididae

Lepidoptera

4.

Hairy caterpillar

Euproctis fraterna

Lymantriidae

Lepidoptera

5.

Hairy caterpillar

Portrhesia scintillans

Lymantriidae

Lepidoptera

6.

Tussock caterpillar

Notolophus posticus

Lymantriidae

Lepidoptera

7.

Hairy caterpillar

Dasychira mendosa

Lymantriidae

Lepidoptera

8.

Castor butterfly / spiny caterpillar

Ergolis merione

Nymphalidae

Lepidoptera

9.

Wooly bear

Pericallia ricini  

Arctiidae

Lepidoptera