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

3. Apple borer

3. Apple borer- Nephopteryx sp (Phycitidae: Lepidoptera)

Damage

• The larva bores into the tender cashew apple and feeds on the internal tissues of false fruit.
Bionomics

• The adult moth is medium sized with dark fore wings and pale hind wings.