Stem borer infestation will increase in paddy crop, know the control measures

Dead Hearts or dead tillers can be easily pulled from the base during the vegetative stages.
White earheads during the reproductive stage where the emerging panicles are whitish and unfilled or empty.
Tiny holes on the stems and tillers or Frass or faecal matter inside the damaged stems.
Dead earheads and whiteheads symptoms may sometimes be confused with damages caused by rats, neck blasts, and black bug diseases.
To confirm stem borer damage, visually inspect rice crops for dead earheards in the vegetative stages and whiteheads in the reproductive stages.
Stems can be pulled and dissected for larvae and pupae for confirmation of stem borer damage.

For Control
ProfeNova Super(Profenofos 40 % + Cypermethrin 04 % EC)@ 400ml/acre or FipNova(Fipronil 5% SC)@400ml/acre or
Novalice (Fipronil 40% + Imidacloprid 40% WG)@ 40gm/acre.

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Dead Hearts or dead tillers can be easily pulled from the base during the vegetative stages.

White earheads during the reproductive stage where the emerging panicles are whitish and unfilled or empty.

Tiny holes on the stems and tillers or Frass or faecal matter inside the damaged stems.

Dead earheads and whiteheads symptoms may sometimes be confused with damages caused by rats, neck blasts, and black bug diseases.

To confirm stem borer damage, visually inspect rice crops for dead earheards in the vegetative stages and whiteheads in the reproductive stages.

Stems can be pulled and dissected for larvae and pupae for confirmation of stem borer damage.

For Control

ProfeNova Super(Profenofos 40 % + Cypermethrin 04 % EC)@ 400ml/acre or FipNova(Fipronil 5% SC)@400ml/acre or

Novalice (Fipronil 40% + Imidacloprid 40% WG)@ 40gm/acre.

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