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Litchi fruit borer

Litchi fruit borer

Larva — Lepidoptera

What is an opportunist?

An "opportunist" is a population (fungi, bacteria, insects…) that takes advantage of a favourable environment to settle in, multiply and feed on it. It often develops when the natural defences of the affected organism are weakened — for genetic reasons or linked to context (water stress, deficiencies, nutritional imbalances, overcrowding…). This is typically the case in monocultures, where a single host plant, uniform and present in large numbers, offers ideal ground for it to spread.

Identification key : Boring caterpillar (fruits, stems, cobs, tubers, wood) (Larva) Butterflies and moths (Adult (and nymphs resembling the adult))

Scientific name : Conopomorpha sinensis

Other names : Litchi stem-end borer

Small greyish-brown moth with a 12 to 15 mm wingspan, found in southern China, India, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Its caterpillars tunnel into young shoots and above all into the stalk end and seed of litchi and longan fruit, which drop or are damaged at the stem end. It is also reported on cocoa.

Crops affected : Cocoa, Lychee

Source : Conopomorpha sinensis (CNPMSI)[Overview] — EPPO Global Database — EPPO

This page lists the bio-preparations in the collection that other references associate with this opportunist: Litchi fruit borer.

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No published recipe is associated with this opportunist yet.

See also

Crops

Cocoa Lychee

Opportunists of the same crops

Chilli thrips Redbanded thrips Pink hibiscus mealybug False codling moth Cocoa pod borer Ants Frosty pod rot Phytophthora palmivora (black pod) Mediterranean fruit fly Litchi erinose mite Lychee giant stink bug Macadamia nut borer

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