Maize Earworm - Maize

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Identify which pest it is & suggest me control measure

Silk was cut down by the pest.. Damage percentage is 3-4 plants were affected out of 10 plants

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Dear Ballu Bharath It is some caterpillar ( which I don't know to be frank enough ) which cuts the silk of cobs . Spray Malathion 2 ml per litre of water. Instead , Malathion can be dusted 8 to 10 kg per acre . Looking at the size of the cobs , I feel that the pollination has already happened and there is no harm even if the silk of the cobs is removed

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Hi Ballu Bharath . It looks like Maize Earworm . Click on green link for checking symptoms and taking control measures from Plantix library.

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I am agree with Suresh Gollar this is Maize Earworm just go for chloropyriphos

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