GK
SOIL AND AGRICULTURE
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Larva
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Adult
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Pupa
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All of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -As with all lepidopteran pests, the larval stages (caterpillars) are those that carry out the damage, They mine in leaves and stems, and in case of potatoes also in the tubers where they can further survive and multiply during storage.
Detailed explanation-2: -The potato tuber moth has a body length of about 10mm and a wingspan of about 12mm. Adult moths have a narrow, light brown body with grayish-brown wings containing a variety of small dark spots. The moth contains two sets of wings, both having frayed edges.
Detailed explanation-3: -Potato tuber moth (PTM) as a cosmopolitan insect pest (Kroschel et al., 2013; CABI, 2018) has a range of host plants mostly in the solanaceous crops (Cunningham, 1969). Though, its major host is potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)