Major Insect Pests and DiseaseAnd Their Control Table 6. Major insect pests of durian. Common Description Parts Control and Management: Name/Scientific Name Attacked/Nature of Damage 1. borer a. Conogetes Rare in clones Flowers, fruits; Monitoring of fruit borer punctiferalis Dominant in larvae bore into infestation at the early Arancillo, Chanee the fruits and stage of fruit and Monthong damage the pulp development. Fruit thinning must be done to reduce Eggs are laid singly infestation. b. Tonica sp. on the spines Fallen fruits must be Entry points are at collected and burned or the fruit peduncle, buried. base or side trapping decreases Dominant in local adult population. clones Insecticide spraying starts 4 weeks after fruit set
Major Insect Pests and DiseaseAnd Their Control Table 6. Major insect pests of durian. Common Name/Scientific Name Description Parts Attacked/Nature of Damage Control and Management: 1. borer a. Conogetes punctiferalis b. Tonica sp. Rare in clones Dominant in Arancillo, Chanee and Monthong Eggs are laid singly on the spines Entry points are at the fruit peduncle, base or side Dominant in local clones Flowers, fruits; larvae bore into the fruits and damage the pulp Monitoring of fruit borer infestation at the early stage of fruit development. Fruit thinning must be done to reduce infestation. Fallen fruits must be collected and burned or buried. trapping decreases adult population. Insecticide spraying starts 4 weeks after fruit set