The Efficiency of Pest Control Options against Two Major Sweet Corn Ear Pests in China.

ABSTRACT: Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) and Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée) are the most devastating insect pests at the ear stage of maize, causing significant losses to the sweet corn industry. Pesticide control primarily relies on spraying during the flowering stage, but the effectiveness is inconsistent since larvae are beneath husks within hours to a day, making pesticide treatments simpler to avoid. Insufficient understanding of pest activity patterns impedes precise and efficient pesticide control. H. armigera and O. furnacalis in corn fields were monitored in the last few years in Beijing China, and we observed a higher occurrence of both moths during the R1 stage of sweet corn. Moth captures reached the maximum during this stage, with 555-765 moths per hectare corn

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10743787 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature