HEDO Brinjal Lure Pheromone Lure The Egg Plant fruit & shoot borer or commonly known as Brinjal fruit-shoot borer is a insect species in the genus Leucinodes. It is found throughout the tropics in Asia and Africa. Brinjal fruit & shoot borer (BFSB) is a very important pest on brinjal and is one of the main impediments to brinjal production. It is an internal borer which damages the tender shoots and fruits. The yield loss varies from season to season and from location to location. It can also attack other crops such as other Solanaceae (e.g. potato, tomato).
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It is the most important and destructive pest of brinjal in India. Sometimes, it also seriously infests potato crop. Damage to the plant is caused mainly by the larvae, which bores through the terminal part of the midrib of large leaves and tender shoots to cause “dead hearts”. Later on, it also enters into flower buds and fruits. The infested terminal shoots and fruits ultimately drop out. The pest can cause 70 to 100% damage to the brinjal crops and up to 40% damage to the potato crops
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Economically Affordable, easy to install and manage. If used properly can detect low numbers of insects. Collect only Species Specific Nontoxic. Suitable for all season. pheromone Lures are species specific. Reduce the use of harmful pesticide, encourages doing organic farming.
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