![]() ![]() They are most active on turf in early morning or late afternoon/early evening, but they may feed any time of the day. Biologyįall armyworm caterpillars damage grass by chewing plant tissue. Fall armyworms also attack fescue, ryegrass, bluegrass, and bentgrass. They attack a variety of plants, including turfgrasses but seem to prefer well-fertilized and maintained bermudagrasses. The fall armyworm has been an annual pest on crops in the Southeast for more than 100 years. ![]() Most armyworms are large caterpillars with long stripes lengthwise on the body and some type of netlike pattern on the head. They often feed openly and conspicuously, sometimes during the day, making themselves relatively easy to spot. For this purpose, field staff of agriculture department was also available and the growers could contact them during office time for proper information and guidance, he added.Armyworms are most notably seen “marching” in large numbers across lawns. The farmers could use granular poisons to control Lashkari Sundi after consulting the agri experts. They should choose pesticide after consulting local agronomists for effective chemical control of fall armyworm. He advised the growers to use Emmactin Benzoate+Fepronal at the rate of 8 kg per acre or Flubendamide 480 SC 40 milliliter per acre, or Emmactin benzoate at 240 ml per acre or Levfenoran at 240 ml per acre or Spintoram 120 S-C at rate of 100 ml per acre or Chloranthraniprol 20% S-C at rate of 100 ml per acre. He said that the farmers should plough their fields deeply to eliminate remains of their harvested crops so that eggs and larvae of Lashkari Sundi could be destroyed. According to a spokesman of agriculture department, the farmers should conduct pest scouting of their crops twice in a week and use appropriate pesticides in addition to take other measures for saving their crops from the attack of fall armyworm as it was most dangerous insect especially for new crops. The agriculture experts have warned the farmers against fall armyworm (Lashkari Sundi) and said that the insect caused colossal loss to maize, rice, sugarcane, cotton, fodder and vegetable crops. ![]()
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