Senna Pod Borer,
Etiella zinckenella (Phycitidae: Lepidoptera)
INTRODUCTION BIOLOGY
• It is a cosmopolitan pest
• Alternate hosts include cow
pea, lab lab and horse gram
SYMPTOMS
• The pods show small surface
punctures.
• Seeds are either partially or
entirely eaten.
• Considerable granular frass
Egg Period - 4-
and silk are present
21 Days
• Damaged parts dropping
Larval Period - 19-
down due to feeding
40 Days
Pupal
Adult Period
lays 46-65 eggs - 9-
20 Days
AdultMANAGEMENT
Period - 20
• Days
Hand picking
• Destruction of infested pods
along larva
• Field release of Trichogramma
chilonis @5 cc/ha
• Use light trap at 1/ha
• Spray NSKE 5% twice in a weekly
interval
Sri Janani J AEN 312– Insect Pests of Fruits, Plantation,
I.D. No. 2021014065 Medicinal and Aromatic Crops (1+1)
Etiella zinckenella (Phycitidae: Lepidoptera)
INTRODUCTION BIOLOGY
• It is a cosmopolitan pest
• Alternate hosts include cow
pea, lab lab and horse gram
SYMPTOMS
• The pods show small surface
punctures.
• Seeds are either partially or
entirely eaten.
• Considerable granular frass
Egg Period - 4-
and silk are present
21 Days
• Damaged parts dropping
Larval Period - 19-
down due to feeding
40 Days
Pupal
Adult Period
lays 46-65 eggs - 9-
20 Days
AdultMANAGEMENT
Period - 20
• Days
Hand picking
• Destruction of infested pods
along larva
• Field release of Trichogramma
chilonis @5 cc/ha
• Use light trap at 1/ha
• Spray NSKE 5% twice in a weekly
interval
Sri Janani J AEN 312– Insect Pests of Fruits, Plantation,
I.D. No. 2021014065 Medicinal and Aromatic Crops (1+1)
