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

1. Cut worm - Agrotis flammatra (Schiffer) (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)

Damage

• Larva infests tender seedlings during early summer months.
Management

• Apply lindane 1.3 D 25g/sq.m of nursery beds before sowing.
• Plough field after harvesting crop to expose hibernating pupae.