
Mint root borer larva
and damageMint
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.

|