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

2. Shoot tip and inflorescence caterpillar

2. Shoot tip and inflorescence caterpillar- Hypatima (= Chelaria) haligramma M. (Gelechiidae: Lepidoptera)

Damage

• The caterpillar webs together the terminal leaves and inflorescence and bores into the shoot tips.