Pest & Disease Control for your Crop
Leaf eating caterpillar
Watermelon
Symptoms
- Larva folds the leaves and scrapes the green matter. As a result the leaves get dried up.
- It can also feed on ovaries of flower; sometimes bore into young developing fruits.
Preventive Measures
Mix in 200 litres of water and spray
Or
Control Measures
Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Or
Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Or
Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Or
Mix in 200 liters of water and spray.
Or
Description
- Leaf eating caterpillar appeared in the first week of January and peak population was observed during third week of January when the weekly average maximum temperature was around 27°C. Larvae cause considerable yield loss up to 14% to 30% during outbreak.