Tent Caterpillar(पाल बनाउने लाभ्रे )

Catalogue Type

Plant Pests Catalogue

Scientific Name

Malacosoma americanum

Family

Lasiocampidae

Distinguishing Characters

Body and wings warm fawn brown.
Forewing with white am. and pm. lines. Median area sometimes white.

Host Crop

Apple and cherry trees, flowering crabapples, and other members of the rose family And : Mostly woody perennial fruits plants like pear, peach, mango etc.

Order

Lepidoptera

Photo of Insect

Photo of Damaged Crop

Description

The tent caterpillar feed on leaves and also modifies the leaf margin into web like structure (Tent).

- The caterpillar being voracious in nature feed heavily and defoliate the tree.