Insect Pests of Fruit, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops (2+1)

1. Fruit borer - Meridarchis scyrodes Meyr. (Carposinidae: Lepidoptera)

Damage

• The caterpillar borers into the fruits feeding on the pulp and accumulating fecal frass within.
Bionomics

• The adult moth is small, dark brown, in colour while the larva is reddish brown in colour.
Management

1. Collect and destroy damaged fruits.
2. Spray malathion 2 ml/1 or dimethoate 1.5 ml /1 at the time of fruit set, two rounds at 15 days interval.