PEPPER :: MAJOR PEST :: BERRY GALL MIDGE

3. Berry gall midge: Cecidomyia malabarensis (Cecidomyiidae: Diptera) 
Damage symptoms
         The maggots infest the berries at the attachment of the berry to the spine, which causes gall like swelling on the tender stalks and shoots. The attacked berries appear larger in size in the beginning but appear shrunken later on.   
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