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

1.Tamarind fruit borer

1. Tamarind fruit borer - Phycita orthoclina Meyr. (Phycitidae : Lepidoptera)

Damage

• The larva bore into the tender fruits and feeds on the pulp. The infestation makes the fruit unfit for consumption.
Bionomics

• A female moth lays up to 190 eggs in about 3 days on the pulp inside the hard shelled pods through cracks and crevices found on them.
• The incubation period is 4 - 5 days.
• The larvae bore into the pulp and remain in a silken web.
• The larval period is 27 - 40 days.
• It pupates in a silken cocoon inside the infested pod.
• The adult emerges in about 6-8 days.