1Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, 577204, Karnataka, India
2Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, 577204, Karnataka, India
*Email: sharanu.deshmukh@gmail.com (corresponding author): ORCID ID 0000-0001-7447-0126
Online Published on 20 April, 2024.
Fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) has become a devastating pest in maize. Field experiments were carried out to assess the efficacy of various IPM modules against this pest. Amongst these, biointensive module recorded highest number of coccinellids (1.27/ plant) and ants (0.42/ plant), while chemical control module led to highest larval reduction over control (86.04%) and being superior with significantly higher grain yield (53.45 q/ ha). This also gave a 1.86 B:C ratio followed by the IPM module (48.06 q/ ha) with 1.85 B:C ratio.
Spodoptera frugiperda, Modules, Chemical control, Biointensive, IPM, Insecticides, Coccinellids, Ants, Maize, Yield, Benefit cost ratio
