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

1. Eye spotted bud moth

1. Eye spotted bud moth - Eucosma (= Spilonota) ocellana Schiff. (Eucosmidae: Lepidoptera)

Damage

• The larva bores into shoots, flowers, and fruit buds and feeds on them.
Bionomics

• The adult moth emerges during May and June.
• It lays eggs on the floral parts.
• The incubation period is 8-11 days.
• The caterpillar bores in to the floral parts, feeds till September and overwinters from October - March.
• It pupates in April for 9-13 days.