Spray chloratriniliprole 18.5 SC 0.4 ml/ lt water.Spinosad 45 SC 0.3 ml/ lt water as spray application.Spray emamectin benzoate 5 SG 0.4gm/ lt water.Seed treatment with cyantraniliprole 19.8 % + Thiamethoxam 19.8 % 4 ml per kg seed is found to be effective for about 2 to 3 weeks after the germination of the maize seeds.You may also like Duck Farming Project Report. This is all about the symptoms observed due to the infestation of the Fall Armyworm in the maize plants.

Finally, no growth and development of the crop plants with no cob or tassel formation.It may be due to the voracious feeding of the larval instars. At a severe stage, extensive defoliation of the plants is seen and the faecal matter of the fall Armyworm insect pest can also be seen.When the infestation is more, the leaves become loose and seems like may detach from the plants.Ragged edged oblong to round hollows is seen on the leaves which may be infected by the 3 rd instar larvae.

At the seedling stage, different sizes of papery windows are seen on the infested maize plant leaves.Larval stage and symptoms decide the choice of control measure or pesticide to be applied.The stage of the symptom indicates the stage of the FAW larval growth.Symptoms of fall Armyworm insect pest damage in Maize:

The larva loosens the leaves and ultimately causes defoliation.

They feed by scraping the leaf surfaces.

The larvae feed voraciously on the plant leaves by staying in between the nodal and pedicel region of the leaves.

1 st, 2 nd and 5 thinstar of the fall armyworm larvae are considered to be the causal for severe injury to the maize plants.

The larval stage is the FAW insect stage that causes crop losses.

It causes severe economic crop losses in maize.

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