Region: South America > Brazil
Categorized: Cultural control and agro-ecology management
Tagged: #CABI #CIMMYT #fallarmywom #FAW #Nepal #FAWManagement FAW
Spraying sugar solution in maize field attract natural enemies and increase parasitism on fall armyworm.
Cultural method of pest control make a less favourable environment to the pest and make a more favourable for their natural enemies. This method is the most widely adopted approaches in integrated pest management. As a part of cultural control, spraying sugar solution (10-20%) increases the population of certain parasitoids such as Campoletis flavicincta (Hymenoptera:Ichneumonidae), Winthemia trinitatis and Exorista sp. (Diptera:Tachinidae) and increase the parasitism on #fallarmyworm but doesn’t reduce the pest population. This limited finding should require further investigation and should trial as an alternative to chemical pesticides.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Geraldo_Salgado-Neto/publication/264047770_Sugar_solution_treatment_to_attract_natural_enemies_and_its_impact_on_fall_armyworm_Spodoptera_frugiperda_in_maize_fields/links/00b4953cc2e3a9ebb9000000.pdf