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

1. Cut worm - Agrotis segetum Dams and Schifffer Muller. (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)

Damage

• The caterpillar cuts the seedling at the ground level and eats tender parts.
Bionomics

• The adult noctuid moth is pale whitish brown in colour.
  
• The fore wings are yellowish brown with waxy lines and marginal series of specks.