It is a major pest of maize crops which attack maize stems, due to its infestation, the main part of the maize trunk is cut off, due to this growth of the maize plant affected.
Its young pest attacks the new plant, due to which the corn plants dry up and die.
For the prevention of this pest, thiamethoxam 12.6% + Lambda cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC @ 80 gram / acre or fipronil 40% + imidacloprid 40% WG @ 40 gram / acre
Bavaria Basiana @ 500 gram / acre useĀ as a biological treatment.