Using Biological Control of Fall Armyworms

Fall armyworm are corn’s major enemies which cause huge damage to farmers farming sweet corns or specialty corns since the corns get defective and can’t be cooked for sale. If the corns get defective during the seedling stage, they will die. Meanwhile, if the corns are in the mature stage, they won’t grow and their ears are withered, flawed, and small. If the fall armyworm severely spread out, the production yields will get damaged by 50-73%. The National Corn and Sorghum Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkhen Campus, has studied Metarhizium Rileyi Fungus found on the remains of fall armyworms. After we tested its effectiveness in killing the fall armyworms, we got the result that this type of fungus can effectively and completely kill the fall armyworms 100%. After the armyworms get defected by this fungus, they will start moving slowly and stop eating corn leaf blades. This can help reduce the damage caused by the fall armyworms similar to using pesticides on fields. For further inquiries or additional information, please contact Dr. Warapon Bunkoed and Ms. Rattanawadee Onwong, The National Corn and Sorghum Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkhen Campus. Tel: 09-4261-4599.

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