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. 
                
               
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