Glory lily Red Hairy Caterpillar: Amsacta lactinea
Symptoms of damage:
- Larvae feed voraciously on leaves
- Similar to grazing of cattle
- Moth emerge after monsoon
Management:
- Hand picking of larvae
- Collection of egg masses
- Summer ploughing
- Bonfire
- Spray 2.5 kg of carbaryl in 625 lit of water/ha
- Poison baiting
Source-
- TamilNadu Agritech Portal
