Surveys in Australia and PNG have identified at least 9 host species in 8 genera and 5 families.
Adults mate at dusk.
No damage assessments have been done. Cue-lure trapping and regular host fruit surveys of Birdseye or Tabasco chilli. Cue-lure trapping and regular host fruit surveys of Birdseye or Tabasco chilli. Increased trapping, increased host fruit sampling, restriction of fruit movement, protein bait spraying. Protein bait spraying for chilli farmers, if damage is important.