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1Integrated Insect pest management (IPM)
Foliage feeders
Shoot & fruit borer (Conopomorpha sinensis)
Identification symptoms
Identification symptoms
Damage the newly emerged shoots.
Larvae puncture the peduncle of fruits during April-May.
After ripening when fruit is cut opened appearance of excreta/larvae.
Early fruit drop cause severe loss.