Chemical management

First spray should be with 5% neem seed kernel extract (NSKE) or azadiractin, 1500 ppm (2.5 litre/ha) @ 5ml /litre after observation of one moth/trap/day or 5% FAW infestation on trap crop or main crop
At mid whorl to late whorl stage (10-20% damage) spray Spinetoram 11.7% SC @ 0.5 ml/litre of water Or Thiamethoxam 12.6% + lambda cyhalothrin 9.5% @ 0.25 ml/l of water OR Chlorantraniliprole 18.5% SC @ 0.4 ml/litre of water.
If infestation is more than 20%, whorl application of any one of the recommended insecticides for FAW, viz., Chlorantraniliprole 18.5 SC (80 ml/acre) @ 0.4 ml/litre; Thiamethoxam 12.6 % + Lambda cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC (50ml/acre) @ 0.25 ml/litre; Spinetoram 11.7 % SC (100ml/acre) @ 0.5 ml/litre; Emamectin benzoate 5% SG (80g/acre) @ 0.4g/litre is recommended
Poison baiting: for late instar larvae, mixture of 10 kg rice bran + 2 kg jaggery with 2-3 litres of water for 24 hours to be kept for fermentation. Add 100g thiodicarb just half an hour before application in the field.