Control of Fall Army Worm in Maize || Crop Reformer

Fall army worm (Spodoptera frugiperda) has emerged as a hard to kill insect in the maize crop. It is not easily controled through any insecticide espacially on later stages if not properly addressed well in time. No doubt Radiant Arysta @ 80- 100 ml or Daligat of Engro (Spintoram) @ 60 gram/acre, are equally effective but expensive insecticide. They provide effective control, better than most other insecticides but they are expensive. We have also posted 11 suggestions for economic selection of insecticides for further guidance. In this video, we have suggested the repeated application of Fipronil @ 480 ml plus Emamectin @ 250-300 ml/ acre as an alternate of Radiant/ Daligate for the control of fall army worm in maize.
Fall army worm (Spodoptera frugiperda) was not considered as important insect of maize just few years ago. Now it has emerged as a threat insect in the maize crop. Its more active period is from April to September and may equally damage fodder and grain crop of maize. It may lead to complete failure of maiz crop if not managed well in time. In for east countries like Indonesia, it imposed the theat of famine and that country hardly escaped this situation. In this video we have not only highlighted salient feature of its identification but also conveyed this message that it should not be taken as easy insect to manage.

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