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

3. Bagworm

3. Bagworm -Manatha albipes Moore., Metisa plana Wlk. and ( Psychidae : Lepidoptera )

Damage

• The bag worm feeds on the leaf cause defoliation in nursery.
  
• The damage is noticed in outer whorl of fronds and occasionally in the middle whorl of fronds.