5. Apple borer/ chikoo moth: Nephopteryx eugraphella (Phycitidae: Lepidoptera)

 

Distribution and status: India. Regular pest of Andhra Pradesh in India.
Host range: Cashew, sapota, cured tobacco

 

Damage symptoms

The larva bores into the tender cashew apple and feeds on the internal tissue of false fruit.  Attacked apple shrivels and drop.

 

Bionomics and management: Refer sapota