The Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer or Brinjal Fruit and Shoot Borer (FSB) (Leucinodes orbonalis) is a moth species in the genus Leucinodes

Leucinodes

Leucinodes is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family.-Species:*Leucinodes apicalis Hampson, 1896*Leucinodes diaphana *Leucinodes hemichionalis *Leucinodes labefactalis Swinhoe, 1904...

. It is found throughout the tropics in Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

 and Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

 and is a minor pest in the Americas

Americas

The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

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Larvae bore inside an eggplant fruit and feed until they pupate. Fruit feeding is the major cause of damage. The larvae may also bore into tender shoots causing wilting and dieback of the branch terminals. This reduces the fruit-bearing capacity of plant.

A genetically modified brinjal, called Bt brinjal

Bt brinjal

The Bt brinjal is a suite of transgenic brinjals created by inserting a crystal protein gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis into the genome of various brinjal cultivars...

, has been developed to fight against L. orbonalis.