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 |
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