CHILLIES :: MAJOR PEST :: FRUIT BORER

4. Fruit borer: Helicoverpa armigera (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)
For host range, damage symptoms, bionomics refer cotton
      

Management
Follow IPM practices as given for cotton
Spray Fipronil 5 SC 800-1000 ml or Indoxacarb 14.5 SC 335-400 ml or Methomyl 40 SP 50-1125 g or  Novaluron 10 EC 375 ml or Spinosad 45 SC 160 ml or Thiodicarb 75 WP 625-1000 g