attacking the stem of the plant as well as the leaves. Late instar larvae burrow into soft woody or herbaceous plant stems causing withering or drying of [...] materials. Young larvae feed on the leaves and flowers before they bore and burrow into the stem to emerge at ground level. The caterpillars pupate in an earthen
severe damage is caused to the crop when older larvae penetrate fruits by burrowing under the calyx into the fruit. The name tomato pinworm in derived from
pests. These pests exhibit a unique and damaging behavior, as their larvae burrow into cucumber leaves, creating distinctive serpentine tunnels as they feed
damage may be minor now, many attacking the unarmored larvae. Although they burrow more will come. Adults mean more eggs and larvae deep into the soil, Capsanem
Southern European marshland pyralid ( Duponchelia fovealis) is known to burrow into the fruit, causing internal damage and making the berries unsuitable
