Damage:-
- Fall armyworm generally feeds on foliage, but during heavy infestations, larvae will also feed on corn ears.
- Foliar damage to corn is usually characterized by ragged feeding and moist sawdust-like frass near the whorl and upper leaves of the plant.
- They will frequently be near the tip but may feed down the ear creating a track of damaged kernels.
Control:-
- Set up of light traps.
- Set up sex pheromone traps at 5 /acre.
- Apply any one of the following on presence of the pest.
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- Flubendiamide 480 SC @ 60ml/acre
- Spinosad 45% SC @ 80 ml/acre.
- Thiodicarb 75% WP @ 400g/acre.
- Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC @ 60 ml/acre.
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