Control Bihar Hairy Caterpillar on Berseem

摘要

DIHAR hairy taterpillar (Bhabu Kuta) is a sporadic and polyphagous pest. It attacks almost all the rabi fodder crops twice during the crop season i.e. September-October and March-April. Out of the rabi fodder crops. Berseem occupies major area and thepest opt for preferential feeding on this crop. In September-October, full grown larvae migrate from adjoining kharif crop and weeds to berseem and inflict severe damage to the young crop which sometimes have to be resown involving heavy cost on seed and resowing operation. First cutting of the resown crop also gets delayed and this loss in green fodder cannot be compensated in the subsequent cuttings. During March-April, berseem plants get totally defoliated by this pest.