Control of bark-eating caterpillar of Moluccana koroi (Paraserianthes falcataria)
1993
Baksha, M.W.
The bark-eating caterpillar, Indarbela quadrinotata Walker (Metarbelidae : Lepidoptera) is an important pest of Moluccana koroi (Paraserianthes falcataria) in Bangladesh. Various methods to control the pest were tested in a 4-year old Moluccana plantation at Satgaon Tea Estate, Moulvibazar. Though all the methods proved effective in controlling the pest over the untreated control, spraying the bark with 0.1% dieldrin or malathion, injection of 5 ml of 0.1% dichlorvos into each larval hole or plugging the larval hole with cotton soaked with kerosene were found superior. The possibility of applying various methods to prevent, control or minimize the pest attack in large scale plantations was discussed.
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