PESTS OF FINGER MILLET :: Major Pests :: Pink Stem Borer
1. Pink stem borer: Sesamia inferens (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)
Damage symptoms: Pink larva enters into the stem and causes dead heart symptom.
Bionomics: The adult is a straw coloured moth with white wings. The larva is pinkish brown with dark head. The life cycle is completed in 45-75 days. There are 4-6 generations per year.
Management: Spray cartap hydrochloride 4G @ 25kg/ha, fipronil 0.3G 15kg chlorpyriphos 10G 10kg,in whorls .
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