PESTS OF LINSEED :: Major Pests :: Beet Armyworm

2. Beet Armyworm: Spodoptera exigua (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)

The beet armyworm may cause damage by feeding on leaves. Spray the crop with l.125 kg of carbaryl 50 WP or 1.0 L of malathion 50 EC in 600·750 L of water per ha.