Over 3000 acres of coconut grooves along Birur-Lingadalli road in Kadur taluk have been infested by the black headed caterpillar.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/disease-affects-over-3000-acre-coconut-grove-kadur-taluk
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plant-diseases
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coconut
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chikmagalur-d