Scouting or Sampling for Fall Armyworm in Maize Fields

Some useful notes on FAW field scouting or sampling patterns and programme with the objectives of determining pest presence; incidence of infested plants; numbers of the pest’s life stages (eggs and larvae) per sampling unit (plant or defined area of the field); crop damage levels (usually defined in terms of a visual score); obtain information on other pests damaging the crop alongside FAW and which may need to be managed as well; and determine the effectiveness of a control measure applied previously.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Crop Maize
Pest Fall Armyworm
Countries covered Malawi
Area covered (GeoJson coordinates, use https://geojson.io to create)
Dataset type Fact Sheet
Factsheet format Electronic
Language English
Date created 2023-12-06
Frequency of update Annually
Last updated 2023-12-06
Author IITA-Malawi
Author Email IITA-Malawi
Maintainer Jonathan Mkumbira
Maintainer Email Jonathan Mkumbira