The green olive leaf worm, also called the jasmine butterfly, is considered a serious pest of olives, and its larvae feed on olive leaves, flowers, and on buds and fruits. The length of the butterfly is 11 – 16 mm; its width is about 20 – 30 mm, and the color of its body and its front and back wings is glossy white; the larva is green, with a length of about 2.5 mm. , The activity of this insect begins in the spring, and continues until October. The larvae feed on the olive leaves and their modern growth, which destroys them. It also attacks flowering buds, which causes it to fall before the fruit

Accurate description of the insect

The length of the butterfly is 11 – 16 mm; its width is about 20 – 30 mm, and the color of its body and its front and back wings is glossy white; the larva is green, with a length of about 2.5 mm. , And the female lay eggs individually or in groups on the surface of the leaves, and hatch eggs after 3 days and graduated small larvae fed on leaves and have 6 Earthen ages, and the duration of the larval stage 16 days (less to 12-13 days due to favorable climatic conditions this season) The insect has 5 generations per year (the number of generations is expected to increase this season to 7-8 generations)

?What is the relationship between the worms of olive shoots and the growth cycle of olive trees

The calculations of the accumulated thermal needs for the development of the generations of the green leaf worm insect, also called the Palpita vitrealis, showed an increase in the number and generations of this insect on olive trees in all olive growing areas in Egypt. This pest is considered a serious olive pest, Olives and flowers and on buds and fruits

Anti-insect

The use of a lethal product 2 of the Spanish company to eliminate the insect completely, a natural product 100% and has no period of prohibition at all