Cowpea pod borer (lampides boeticus , lycaenidae , lepidioptera )

Damaging stage : larvae

Damaging symptoms :

• Buds, flower and young pod with
• Presence of slug like

Identification

• Egg : light blue color ,single
• Larva: light pink color , flattened body
• Pupa: inside pod
• Adult : blue wings , 2 spot in each hind wings in end , tail like hind wings,

Management

• Collection and destroy
• Light trap
• ETL 10% affected parts
• Deep summer ploughing in 2-3 years to eliminate quiescent
• Early sowing, short duration
• Avoid closer plant
• Bt @ 600 g, neem oil/ pungum oil 80 EC @ 2ml/lit
• Spray NSKE 5% twice followed by triazophos05%.
• Conserve green lacewing, predatory stink bugs, spider, ants
• Application of NPV 250 LE /ha with teepol 0.1% and Jaggery 0.5% thrice at 10 – 15 days interval commencing from flowering stage.

(Note: Insecticide / Ha NPV spray should be applied when the larvae are in early stage