Crop Name: Tomato
Disease Name : Strand Moth
- The fruit borer is the most destructive pest of tomato crops.
- It damages buds, flowers, and especially green, immature, and ripened fruits by feeding on them.
- This pest can cause yield losses of up to 25%.
- The larvae that hatch from eggs attack the leaves.
- They feed on the leaves during the night.
- They also consume the fruits.
- Carry out deep ploughing in the field to destroy the pupal stage of the pest.
- Manually destroy eggs and small larvae when observed in the field.
- Plant sunflower borders alongside the tomato crop to reduce pest attraction.
