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Tobacco :: Major pests :: Tobacco caterpillar


 

1. Tobacco caterpillar: Spodoptera litura (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)
Refer cotton or groundnut for full information .


ETL: 6 damaged seedlings per sq.m area or 5 moths per pheromone trap.

 

Management

    • Grow resistant cultivars like SBR 1, SBR 2, GT 4, DWFC
    • IPM for Spodoptera litura is given in cotton and groundnut