PEST MANAGEMENT DECISION GUIDE: GREEN AND YELLOW LIST False codling moth on pepper Cryptophlebia leucotreta Prevention Monitoring Direct Control Direct Control Restrictions

l Avoid growing pepper in l Begin monitoring for false l Delay use of insecticides l When using a pesticide or botanical, always wear protective close proximity to alternate codling moths at seedling stage, as long as possible to clothing and follow the instructions on the product label. host crops, e.g. cotton, scout weekly on plants for eggs allow build-up of natural tomatoes, okra, egg plants, and adults of moths enemies e.g. l Do not use chemicals with the same mode of action year after year as this can lead to resistance. Always consult the most pigeon pea and sweet potato l Eggs are spherical, flattened, Trichogramma, lacewing recent list of registered pesticides of MOFA, Ghana l Use trap count information to 10-15 rows of toothed ribs, and pirate bugs Adult false codling moth (Marja determine if the moth will be ranging from white, cream and l Hand pick and crush van der Straten, NVWA Plant l Spray foliage with acetamiprid l WHO class II - (moderately a serious pest in your area; if dark brown. Larvae are green- caterpillars at initial Protection Service, product (e.g. Blast 60 EC, hazardous), 3 applications per numbers are high, consider brown with rows of dark bristled infestation, check early in Bugwood.org) Golan 20% SP) at rate of season, PHI 5 days. skin planting elsewhere or tubercles along their back the morning or late in the 40-50g/l. Contact irritants, harmful to bees and planting an alternative crop evening before they l Search for larvae at the base of neonicotinoid IRAC group 4A aquatic organisms. Do not use return into the fruit l Plough before transplanting developing fruits and flower near water ways. during the dry spell to buds. Look for fruits or floral l Mix equal quantities of expose the larvae/pupae to buds that have fallen to the sawdust, bran and l Spray foliage with imidacloprid l WHO class II - (moderately the natural enemies and ground and rosetted flowers molasses with enough product (e.g. Confidor Super, hazardous), 3 applications per extremes of heat and check for larvae water to make the mixture Condor SL, Consider super season, PHI 5 days. skin l Minimize use of pesticides to l Use pheromone traps to attract sticky and spread around 200 SL, Dimiprid 20SL) at rate irritants, toxic to non-target conserve natural enemies male adults (1 trap for every 5 the base of the plants in of 200g/l. Systemic organisms (e.g. pollinators) False codling moth larvae the evenings (Marja van der Straten, NVWA like spiders, parasitic wasps, acres) and act if you trap more neonicotinoid IRAC group 4A Plant Protection Service, praying mantis, ants and than 7 in one night l Drench at flowering and Bugwood.org) birds fruiting stages with l Spray foliage with lambda l WHO class II - (moderately l Take action when 5-10 cyhalothrin product (e.g. hazardous), 3 applications per l Gather and burn pepper caterpillars are observed or Azadirachtin 0.03% (e.g. Nimbedicine EC, Conquer super 2.5 EC, season, PHI 5 days. Skin sticks, stubbles and when 10% of plants examined Contihalothrin 2.5EC, irritants. Very toxic to aquatic remaining fruits after harvest contain eggs Nematech WG) to reduce infestation drastically Lambdaking 2.5EC) Contact organisms, do not use near and injested pyrethroid water ways. insecticide, IRAC group 3

False codling moth damage on pepper (www.altusfood.com)

Ghana CREATED/UPDATED: March 2016 AUTHOR(S): Benjamin K. Badii (University for Development Studies), Antony Cudjoe (Private Consultant) and Maxwell Awuku (Chemico Ghana Ltd.) EDITED BY: Plantwise

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