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Pests of Cashew :: MinorPests :: Leaf feeder


 

10. Leaf feeder: Cricula trifnestrata ( Saturniidae: Lepidoptera)
           

Polypahgous pest.  Stout, dark brown wild silk caterpillar appears in large numbers sporadically and cause extensive defoliation of trees reducing panicle emergence.   Spray acephate 75 SP or  carbaryl 50 WP 2.0 kg or  endosulfan 3.0 L in 1500 -2000 L water per ha.