Prevention
Solution | Product Category | Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale) |
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Optimize the habitat diversity and composition surrouding the focal maize field, or plant functional plants within or adjacent the maize field
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Ecological mediation
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Pre-season
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Reduce chemical fertilizer (N/P/K) inputs to conserve natural enemies and suppress the polyphagous pests
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Agricultural management
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During the season
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Monitoring
Solution |
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Threshold: widespread presence of initial attacks.
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Control
Solution | Product Category | Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale) |
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Hippodamia variegata
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Generalist predator
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During the whole season
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Trichogramma chilonis
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Egg parasitoid
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2-3 days before the female adult oviposition
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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.