Learn about the pests that damage vegetables and its control. 1. Potato Tuber Moth, Phthorimaea Operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): This pest occurs especially in hot and dry climates. It is destructive to potato and also attacks tobacco, tomato, brinjal and solanaceous weeds. It is particularly serious on potato in Himachal Pradesh. The larvae cause the […]