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Briagll lt% a very bad post i* this oafeerplllar cf a moth 
which is always act~ed c* t!;e shoots 
of the plant. They feed i» warms and prepare 7/eb life© ikliabitig 
place for their p rets otic it. They enclose the whole top portion 
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and bind it with the thread, thia being ihgigxxssxetxsax secreted. 
If they etrj t‘ row*. down they produce this thread and climb up 
by means cf this thread. 
The caterpillar Is blackish with interrupted whit*,si strips. 
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pup&X period. 10-15 days. image perie d. 6-8 days, as cbserved ia 
the cage. 
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The moth* seem}* to be nocturnal is habit . They/snail ia sise* 
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with dusky v:iags. ( ?ri*tgs with two big black spots ca the 
outward side of tb same. 
ffcsyxtexax The caterpillars do a lot of damage, Mix eat the 
leaves and the buds . Their point of attack is easily noticed. 
. Remedy :—** picking up the bound leaves and destroying cr 
burying them . At sight-time, light trap serves best tc attract 
the moths* 
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