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Agriculture · Q182

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 182

Q182

Shoot and fruit borer of okra belongs to

A.
Earias vitella
Answer
B.
Heliothis armigera
C.
Tetranychus spp
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Shoot and fruit borer of okra belongs to Earias vitella.
Larva bores into tender terminal shoots in the vegetative stage and flower buds, flowers and young fruits in the fruit formation stage. The damaged shoots droop, wither and dry up. The infested fruits present a deformed appearance and become unfit for consumption. Bore holes - plugged with excreta.
Okra shoot and fruit borer (OSFB) is considered to be the major insect pest of the crop, which interferes with its economic production in almost all okra growing countries.