:. DOA.Specimen

Nephopterix piratis

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Taxonomy

Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Pyralidae
Genus	Nephopterix
Species	piratis
Other Scientific Name
Common Name	Fruit borer

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Sign / Symptoms

Description
Pests begin attacking fruit buds around two months old and continue until the fruit is nearly mature at six to seven months. The larvae bore into the fruit, causing significant damage, and frass is often visible near the entry holes.

Infested fruits

Part Affected

Fruit

Stage Affected

Fruiting

Management And Control

Eliminate all infested, damaged, and fallen fruit. Protect healthy fruit buds, about the size of marbles, by wrapping them in well-ventilated paper or plastic bags. Reducing the density of fruit cluster through thinning can also help decrease infestation rates. Apply insecticides like dimethoate, deltamethrin, cypermethrin, or lambda-cyhalothrin at the recommended rates on the label, alternating between insecticides with different modes of action (IRAC).