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

5. Flush worm

5. Flush worm - Cydia (= Laspeyresia) leucostoma Meyr. (Eucosmidae: Lepidoptera)

Damage

• The larva webs together the bud and feeds from inside on the surface tissues resulting the leaves become rough and discoloured.
Bionomics

• The adult moth is brownish with yellow and white streaks in fore wings.
• It lays eggs singly on under surface of leaves.
• The larva is green or brown in colour.
• The pupation takes place inside the leaf fold.