Citrus leaf minor ( Phyllocnistis citrella , phyllocnistidae, lepidioptera)
Damaging stage :- Larva
Damaging symptom:- Mining of leaves , feed mesophyll.
Identification :-
- Egg:- Inside leaf , through
- Larva :- yellow .
- Pupa:- Inside leaves
- Adult :- Silvery white color with winged fringed with long hair .
Life cycle :-
Egg —3-7 days—> Larva –1-2 week –> Pupa — 6 days–> Adult
Management :-
- Collect and destroy the infected leaves .
- Spray neem cake solution as repellent .
- Eco –citrus leaf minor traps to capture male .
- Remove sucker
- Metasystok 25% EC @ 1 M/l water.