IMD Agrimet has advised farmers in Andhra Pradesh to control the menace of leaf eating caterpillars, red hairy caterpillars, stem borer, and leaf folder insects in the groundnut crop to get optimal yield. The present weather conditions are favourable for the insect attacks. The disease may lead to shrivelling and wilting of the plants and eventually hit the yield. These attacks are common when the weather turns humid after rains.