Caterpillars

Autographa gamma , Spodoptera spp. , Helicoverpa armigera
Contributor: Université de Liège
Date Compiled: 2025
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Autographa gamma (silver-Y moth); Young caterpillar. October 2014. Image copyright: © Harald Süpfle/via Wikimedia Commons - CC BY-SA 4.0

Control

Regulations surrounding biological products can change rapidly – always verify products recommended here with the most recent legislation and lists of products registered for your country
Solution Product Category Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale) Max nb. of a. i. application/year Application Details and Notes (commercial product example) Chemical Group
Spinosad
Biological insecticide
3
Boomerang Garden, dosage: 8 ml/ 10 L
Spinosine
Pyrethrins
Biological insecticide
Treat at first signs of infection
3
Bio-Pyretex Garden, dosage: 50 ml/ 10 L
Pyrethroids and pyrethrins
Piperonyl butoxide
Biological insecticide
Treat at first signs of infection
3
Bio-Pyretex Garden, dosage: 50 ml/ 10 L

Regulations surrounding chemical products can change rapidly – always verify chemicals recommended here with the most recent legislation and lists of products registered for your country
Solution Product Category Max nb. of a. i. application/year Application Details and Notes (commercial product example) Chemical Group
See Phytoweb (link in sources) for the most up to date information on chemical products
Deltamethrin
Synthetic insecticide
2
Delete, dosage: 5 ml/ 10 L/ 100 m²
Pyrethroids and pyrethrins
The information made available here has been obtained from or is based upon sources believed by CABI to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Anyone acting or relying on such information does so entirely at their own risk. The efficacy of the IPM methods included above will depend on local conditions and might not always be suitable everywhere within the specified country.