Caterpillar Complex: A Rise in Threat to Mango Panicle

Abstract

The lepidopteran pest complex sheltering in the mango panicle is a rising threat to production and productivity. The caterpillar complex causing menace to the reproductive phase of the crop is collected, reared and documented for further studies. The samples of infested panicle were collected from four random districts of Kerala and 17 specimens belonging to 7 families of Geometridae, Lycaenidae, Torticidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae, Erebidae and Crambidae were recorded.

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