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Weather
Oilseed Crops
Sunflower
Integrated Insect pest management in Sunflower
Foliage feeders
Capitulum borer/ Head borer (Helicoverpa armigera)
Identification Symptoms
Identification Symptoms
The larva feeds on the developing seeds and bore the head
Fungal developed and head starts rotting
The larva consumes leaf in early stage of growth and move towards the capitulum and tunnel the head