Nature of Damage:
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The caterpillar generally feed on leaves but is often found on buds and flowers and sometimes on tender fruits as well.
Generally larva make hole on basal portion of buds. The larvae web together a bunch of leaves and feed within on chlorophyll, leaving behind a fine network of veins. They also bore inside the flower buds and tender fruits which wither away and the larvae move on to the next bud or fruit.
The infestation of this pest can be easily detected by the presence of clusters of dried leaves hanging on webbed shoots.

Management:
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Damaged leaf webs along with larvae should be collected and destroyed. ETL 20 % damaged leaves. Spraying the crop with carbaryl 50 % WP 0.20 % – 40 gm or fenvalerate 20 % EC 0.01 % – 5 ml in 10 lit of water.