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Effective insecticides and botanicals were recommended for integrated fall armyworm management in smallholder farming.
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e0“The synthetic insecticides and botanicals that showed high efficacy against FAW larvae can be used as components for integrated pest management (IPM) plans for FAW under smallholder farmer conditions in Ethiopia and elsewhere in Africa.”
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Title
Birhanu Sisay; Tadele Tefera; Mulatu Wakgari; et al. Insects 2019. doi:10.3390/insects10020045
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- Intervention effect Radiant, Tracer, Karate, and Ampligo each caused over 90% fall armyworm larval mortality at 72 h.
- Intervention effect Malathion caused 51.7% larval mortality at 72 h.
- Intervention effect Carbaryl caused 28% larval mortality at 72 h.
- Intervention effect All tested synthetic insecticides reduced maize foliar damage relative to untreated controls in the greenhouse.
- Intervention effect Chemical sprays did not significantly change maize height, stem thickness, or leaf number.
- Intervention effect Radiant-treated maize had the highest fresh weight, 471 g.
- Intervention effect Azadirachta indica gave among the highest larval mortalities, above 95%, at 72 h.
- Intervention effect Schinnus molle gave among the highest larval mortalities, above 95%, at 72 h.
- Intervention effect Phytolacca dodecandra gave among the highest larval mortalities, above 95%, at 72 h.
- Intervention effect Untreated maize had more field leaf injury than insecticide and botanical treated maize.