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Posted by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Punjab
2023-06-02 14:47:02

Symptoms and prevention of tobacco caterpillar in Mung bean

Symptoms

Young caterpillars are black in color and adult ones are dark green in color along with black triangular spots on them.

After hatching from the eggs, the young caterpillars feed on the green shoots of the leaves in clusters and make holes in the leaves.

Later, the adult caterpillar causes damage by scattering all over the field.

Control: Destroy the tobacco caterpillar eggs and young caterpillars that feed on the leaves in clusters along with the leaves.