PESTS OF MAIZE :: Major Pests :: Maize Shootfly

1.  Maize shootfly: Atherigona orientalis (Muscidae: Diptera)

Distribution and status: Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka. Host range:  Maize, sorghum, ragi and bajra Damage symptoms: The maggot feeds on the young growing shoots resulting in “dead hearts”.

Bionomics:  Small grey coloured fly.

Management

• Grow resistant cultivars like DMR 5, NCD, VC 80
• Furrow application of phorate granules 10 G 10 kg/ha (or) lindane 6 G 25 kg per ha

 

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