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.