Biology and Management of Brinjal Shoot and Fruit Borer
M. M. Deshmukh*
Dept. of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, CSMSS, Kanchanwadi, Aurangabad, Maharashtra (431 011), India
N. V. Bhagas
Dept. of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, CSMSS, Kanchanwadi, Aurangabad, Maharashtra (431 011), India
S. S. Muley
Dept. of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, CSMSS, Kanchanwadi, Aurangabad, Maharashtra (431 011), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Brinjal, Fruit borer, Management, Shoot
Abstract
Brinjal (Solanum melongena Linnaeus) or eggplant comes under the crop family Solanaceae (Nightshade) and it is native to Indian sub-continent. Brinjal is the most popular and principle vegetable crop regarded as the “King of Vegetables”. India is the second largest producer of brinjal in the world next to China. Among the insect pests of brinjal, Shoot and fruit borer, occurred on young tender shoots, the growing point and wilted dropping shoot, which ultimately withers and dries always. Usually oviposition occurs at night time. Newly hatched larva bores into the petioles, midrib of large leaves and young tender shoots during vegetative stage but during reproductive phase larvae bores into the flower buds and also through the calyx it enters to the fruit. Infestation starts few weeks after transplanting. Large circular holes seen on the fruits are the exit holes. Such fruits loose market value and are unfit for human consumption.
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