plants (Figure 1). Larvae are distinguished by their purple or pink dorsal colour and
white ventral colour (Kalshoven, 1981; David et al., 1991).
Tetramoera schistaceana (shoot borer)
This species was found occasionally in all the three regions of East, Central
and West Java. Tetramoera schistaceana is an early-shoot borer which mainly causes
dead hearts in young plants (Williams, 1978; Cheng and Wang 1997). In mature
plants, larvae feed externally on the internodes and around the buds but usually cause
minor damage (Figure