Jashn 2 mL /L + Econeem plus 1 % - 1 mL/L of water. The weeds need to be removed or weeds need to be sprayed with chemicals with ovicidal properties, so that the egg stage will be killed making larval embryo die inside the egg itself. The moths lay eggs at the base of leaves of any plants including the weeds in and around the main fields. Integrated control measures need to be followed to control the fall army worm The moth has a wingspan of about 1-3/4 inches. Moths: The adult moth is tan with a tiny white spot in the center of the forewings.

Pupa : Pupal stage of armyworms is in soil. The head is brown with dark honeycombed markings. Larvae: The full-grown 1-1/2 inch armyworm has a greenish brown body with a thin stripe down the center and two orange stripes along each side. Ragged leaf feeding in the spring and early summer is evidence of armyworm feeding.Įgg: Eggs are small, greenish-white, globular, and laid in clusters of 25 or more on the leaves of grasses.During the day, armyworms are found in the soil or underneath ground cover.Feeding is usually confined to leaf margins, but occasionally they may strip the entire plant leaving only the midrib of the leaves.They prefer to feed on the succulent leaves in the whorl first. Fall Armyworms usually feed at night and damage corn by chewing leaves.Fall Armyworm ( Spodoptera frugiperda) causes crop damage to larger extent in maize or corn.

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