Arida said the fruit and shoot borer is the most important insect pest of eggplant in South and Southeast Asia. Its larvae can be observed in the field as early as three weeks after transplanting.

But a hungry little caterpillar causes big problems for Indian eggplant farmers. The caterpillar, called the fruit and shoot borer, eats holes in the stem of the plant, weakening it and reducing ...

An experiment was conducted to manage the eggplant (brinjal) shoot and fruit borer Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), the leafhopper Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) (Hemiptera: ...

Scientists have identified a natural compound in a Himalayan eggplant variety that can prevent infestation by the shoot and fruit borer moth, a pest resistant to multiple insecticides 1.

The University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (UASD), has developed several technologies for the benefit of farmers. The Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology (IABT), a multi-crore facility ...

Over ten years ago, Bangladesh approved its first biotech-derived vegetable crop, Bt brinjal, which caused uproar ... helping brinjals withstand the menace of Fruit and Shoot Borer (FSB), otherwise ...

or brinjal, is a staple crop that is an important source of income and nutrition for farmers and consumers in South Asia. "Because of infestation by the fruit and shoot borer, or FSB, as much as ...

Explaining the rationale behind developing Bt brinjal, Dr Bharat Char says, “The Fruit and Shoot Borer (FSB) is the most damaging pest for brinjal and farmers are compelled to spray 25 to 80 ...

Of all vegetables produced in the country, brinjal tops the list in terms of pesticide use. Fruit and shoot borer (FSB), considered the most devastating pest in South and Southeast Asia ...

A month ago, Bt brinjal genetically modified (GM) to resist the brinjal fruit and shoot borer (an insect), was found growing illegally in Haryana. This was a different Bt brinjal from the one ...

The eggplant fruit and shoot borer (EFSB) is one of eggplant’s most destructive insect pests. It causes up to 90-percent yield loss at severe disease pressure.