(Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2019-05) Nusra,M.S.F; Paranagama,P.A; Amarasinghe,L.D; Udukala,D.N
Brinjal fruit and shoot borer, Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee, is a major pest on brinjal, Solanum melongena in South and South-East Asia. Larvae cause enormous damage to brinjal pods and shoots and the population management is normally done with frequent application of insecticides.