fruits. The larval development takes place in the fruit. The larvae pupate either fully or partly in the fruit, or outside the fruit on the ground.
slender and remain green longer than healthy heads. The glumes are opened either on some or on all spikelets, showing the bunt (smut spore) they contain
When the caterpillar is full-grown, it will form a greenish to black pupa, either in leaves which are woven together with silk threads, or in a suitable hiding
capsule and a yellowish-green body with a clear yellow longitudinal stripe on either side, and several less conspicuous longitudinal stripes dorsally. The body
harmless, the older larvae are the most aggressive. In early spring they either start feeding again or when the larvae are fully grown a kind of earthern
strict measures are taken to eradicate the infection. In tomato, growers must either destroy the infected crop entirely or, if the crop is old, only the plants
28-33 °C. They have their own clever ways of regulating this temperature, either by ventilating during warmer temperatures or incubating the brood when it
in length. They are slightly hairy and have four pairs of prolegs. They either make webs in which they hide, or live inside fruit or flowers. It is these
conspicuous yellow longitudinal stripe with black dots above is visible on either side. The yellow stripe is bordered at the top by a narrow gray stripe.
