Nature of Damage:
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The larvae feed voraciously on leaves and within a short period, only the veins of the leaves are left.
It can also attack tender parts of stem, bark, petiole and young capsules.
The moth is a serious pest of citrus, mango etc.

Management:
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The moths are attracted both to light and to bait traps containing slices of citrus fruits. These traps can be used to monitor the abundance of pest and number of generations per year.
Hand picking and destruction of larvae can also be used on small scale.
The larvae can be killed by spraying methyl parathion 0.03 %.

Natural enemies: Egg parasite: Telenomus sp. (Scelionicae : Hymenoptera). Larval parasite : Microplitis ophiusae R. Meremis sp. – Nematode, bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis is also pathogenic to larvae but it can not be used effectively on castor plants as the microbial contamination worked also effect Eri silkworm. Pupal parasites : Tetrastichus ayyari Rohwer, Pherocera sp., Carcelia buitenz organsis Baranoff