3. White
grub: Leucopholis coneophora :Melolonthidae: Coleoptera
- Adult: Brownish black.
- Gradual death of saplings in nursery.
4. Termite:Odontotermes obesus:Termitidae:
Isoptera
- Damage to seedlings in nurseries and transplanted ones in the earlier stages. They gnaw into the husk, tender growing point and the tender roots.
- Mud galleries on trunk, wilting of the central shoot and stunted growth are typical symptoms of attack.
5. Black headed caterpillar:Opisina arenosella : Cryptophasidae: Lepidoptera.
- Larva: Pale brown larva with Dark head.
- Adult: Dull grey coloured moths.
- Dried up patches on leaflets of the lower leaves. Galleries of silk and frass on underside of leaflets.
6. Coconut skipper: Gangara thyrsis : Hesperidae: Lepidoptera.
ü Larva:
white, fluffy and waxy
Adult: greyish brown, 5 yellow spots on the fore
wings
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