11. Flower webber: Eublemma versicolor (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)

Distribution and status: widely distributed in India.

Host range Mango

Damage symptoms : Flowers in the inflorescence are webbed together by the larvae, hich remain inside the silk lined gallery and feed. They also bore into the inflorescence stalk.

Bionomics :Female has purplish pink or light orange wings with an apical patch. Adult lays 8 -10 reddish hemispherical eggs on sepals and the incubation period is 3-4 days. Larva is smooth, greenish yellow with light brown head and prothoracic shield.

Management

Spray phosalone 35 EC 3.0 - 4.0 L or carbaryl 50 WP 3.0 kg in 1500-2000 L of water per ha (10-15 L of spray fluid per tree)