Cultural management

  • The damaged portions of the plants should be removed and destroyed.
  • Continuous cropping of brinjal and potato in the same area encourages the pest activity and hence proper rotation should be followed.
  • Erecting pheromone traps @ 4/acre
  • Remove  and destroy the affected terminal shoots and fruits showing bore holes
  • Grow the varieties with long and narrow fruits in endemic areas
  • Neem seed kernel extract (NSKE) 5 %