The Autumn Army Worm (FAW) is spreading all over India, affecting the corn crop.

This year, FAW infection was severe, and farmers in both the private and public sectors are being educated in the early stages of the agricultural cycle to contain the worm. Farmers fight pest with pheromone traps.

Although the number of affected areas is unknown, the pest is rapidly spreading to new areas of India.

“This year the damage is very serious,” said A.N., a senior fellow at the National Bureau of Agricultural Insects. Silesa. He added that in the irrigated areas there has been some restoration of plants, where farmers have taken measures to control pests.

Army Worm

Chairman of Dhanuka Agritech Ltd, said that 10 million hectares of maize in the country are vulnerable to an FAW attack. The company held a workshop with Ananda Agricultural University to disseminate knowledge among corn producers in Gujarat.

FAW was first discovered last July in Karnataka. It quickly spread throughout almost all of South India, including Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Central India, including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and the northeast region.

A special group was created to study the threat. The Agriculture and Welfare Farmers Union of India recommended three chemicals to control this pest - Spinetoram 11.7% SC, Chlorantraniliprol 18.5% SC and thiomethoxam.