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Mint root borer larva and damage

Mint Root Borer
Fumibotys fumalis (Guenée)

Young larvae are 2 to 3 mm long, yellow to light green with dark stripes down the back. Older larvae are up to 19 mm long, yellow-tan with a red-brown head. Adults are light to dark brown moths with a 20-mm wing span. Young larvae feed on leaves and old larvae burrow in rhizomes. Host plants: mints.