Fall Armyworm fight all about strategy - a key lesson during first year of pest invasion

By Jamie Brown
April 15 2021 - 3:00pm
Paul Fleming among white gritting corn at Codringon, via Casino. The January plant crop survived a metre of rain and an early attack of Fall Armyworm. Strategic pest control using different chemistry at the right times proved critical.
Paul Fleming among white gritting corn at Codringon, via Casino. The January plant crop survived a metre of rain and an early attack of Fall Armyworm. Strategic pest control using different chemistry at the right times proved critical.

Corn producers in NSW will learn from this first season of Fall Armyworm infestation with the take home message being late planted crops are more susceptible while the need to monitor larvae before hitting them with a knockdown spray - all guns blazing - is paramount.

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