CINNAMON OR TRUE CINNAMON - Intercom Exports

Hyposidra infixaria: This is a greenish looper with white markings, and feed on leaves.
It is relatively more abundunt in January.
Cleora alienaria subsps., rasanaria swinhoe: This subsps., which is endemic to
Andamans is a defoliator. The larva is green with a light- yellow head having a faint
greenish yellow lateral band, confined to posterior end: the anterior and posterior ends
have black markings on the dorsal surface.
Dercitina sps., O;COLEOPTERA F:CHRYSOMELIDE
Beetles are small and black with a brown thorax. Feeding by adults results in
holes in leaves. They prefer tender leaves and occur in large numbers in December.
HETEROPTERA: PLATYSPIDAE
Coptosoma variegata: the green adults and nymphs are found in large numbers
during April- May. They suck sap from tender shoots and fruits.
CINNAMON MAJOR FESTS
Cinnamon Butterfly [Chilasa elytia L]
This is the most destructive pest of cinnamon and is widely distributed in all
cinnamon growing areas in India. The pest is generally seen in the field during December
– June. The larual fud on the tender and slightly mature leaves in sever cases of
infestation, the enrire plant is defoliated and only the middrips of leaves white the
portions of beiws remain. The adults are large; the mails have blackish brown wings with
white spots on the outer margins; femails black wings with bluish white markings eggs
are laid on tender leaves shoots and they hatch in three four days. The larval stage
comprising of five instars.
VARIABILITY STUDIES
71 cinnamon accessions studied for variability quality parameters and association
revealed high co-efficient of variation for dry and fresh bark yields, bark oleoresin, leaf