Pests of Pomegranate :: Major    Pests :: Castor Semilooper 
     
        
      
        
          2. Castor semilooper: Achaea janata (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)  
              
            Semilooper feeds on leaves  while the adult moth pierces the fruits with its proboscis for feeding, causing  injury on the surface of fruits.  
              
          For  bionomics and management refer castor.  | 
         
       
        
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