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

1. Leaf roller - Caloptilia (=Gracillaria) acidula (Gracillaridae: Lepidoptera)

Damage

• The caterpillar rolls the leaves and feed on them causing defoliation.
Bionomics

• The adult moth is small brownish in colour.
• The larva is cylindrical yellow with thin scattered hairs.