Caterpillars
| Contributor: | Wageningen University & Research |
| Date Compiled: | 2025 |
Prevention
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Removing weeds from the fields, plowing and drying the soil, or watering the fields to destroy or deteriorate their pupation sites will help reduce the source of insects.
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Monitoring
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Thresholds: Extended infestations.
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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
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Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki
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Microbiological insecticide
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Bacillus thuringiensis subs. aizawai
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Microbiological insecticide
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Spinosad
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Biological insecticide
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Treat preventively or at the first appearance of parasites. Suspend treatments 3 days before harvest
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3
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(LASER) Dosage: 250 ml/ha
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Spinosine
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5
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Spodoptera littoralis Nucleopolyendrovirus (SpliNPV)
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Microbiological insecticide
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Helicoverpa armigera Nucleopolyhedrovirus (Hear NPV)
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Microbiological insecticide
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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 | 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 | IRAC Code |
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Deltamethrin
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Synthetic insecticide
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Treat at the first appearance of parasites. Suspend treatments 7 days before harvest
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3 (For crop cycle with Pyrethroids and etofenprox)
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(DECIS®EVO) Dosage: 0,3-0,5 l/ha
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Pyrethroids and pyrethrins
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3A
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Spinetoram
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Synthetic insecticide
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Treat at the first appearance of parasites. Suspend treatments 3 days before harvest
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3
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(EXALT™ 25 SC) Dosage: 2L/ha
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Spinosyns
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5
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Chlorantraniliprole
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Synthetic insecticide
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Treat at the first appearance of parasites. Suspend treatments 14 days before harvest
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2
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MINECTO ALPHA TM (1L/ha)
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Diamides
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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.