04 Jul Fall Army Worm Management in Maize
मक्का में फॉल आर्मीवर्म प्रबंधन Agriculture often faces new threats from invasive alien insect pests, pathogens, weeds etc requiring immediate attention and co-operative action to manage the pestilence. Fall Army Worm (Spodoptera frugiperda) pose a serious threat to global agriculture and reduced production and productivity. In this regard, the fall army worm (FAW) is a notorious pestiferous insect with high dispersal ability, wide host range and high fecundity that make it one of the most severe economic pests. In January 2019, first time appearance of new invasive agriculture pest infestation of fall army worm in maize cultivars 502 and 9081 at farmers field in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. Identification of fall armyworm...