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Pests of Cashew :: Major Pests :: Inflorescence caterpillar


 

6. Inflorescence caterpillar: Hypatima haligramma (Gelechiidae: Lepidoptera) 

Larva of this tiny moth feeds on shoot tips and inflorescence. It pupates inside folded leaves or in small holes made on shoot tip of floral branches. Attacked shoots die and panicle formation suppressed. Larvae also damage tender apples.