Maize

In Pakistan maize is third important cereal after wheat and rice. Maize accounts for 4.8% of the total cropped area and 3.5% of the value of agricultural output. It is planted on an estimated area of 0.9 million hectare with an annual production of 1.3 million tones.

CORN EARWORM

LIFE CYCLE

TECHNICAL NAME

Helicoverpa zea

COMMON NAME

سٹے کی سنڈی

CROP

Maize

Corn Earworm is a major agricultural pest. Since it is polyphagous (feeds on many different plants) during the larval stage, the species has been given many different common names, including the cotton bollworm and the tomato fruit worm etc. It also consumes a wide variety of other crops.

CORN EARWORM

ETL

TECHNICAL NAME

Helicoverpa zea

COMMON NAME

سٹے کی سنڈی

CROP

Maize

ETL: 5% damaged Cobs

CORN EARWORM

Damage

TECHNICAL NAME

Helicoverpa zea

COMMON NAME

سٹے کی سنڈی

CROP

Maize

Following hatching, larvae feed on the reproductive structures of the plant. Initially, the young larva feed together, and this stage is their most destructive stage. Through maturation, older larvae become aggressive and cannibalistic, leaving one or two larvae per feeding site.

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