Cultural management
Ø Set up of light traps
Ø Set up sex pheromone traps @ 12/ha
Ø Cultivate sweet corn varieties with
husks well covering the ear-tip.
Ø Hand pick and destroy larvae before it
enters inside the ear
Ø Two applications of Ha NPV at 10 days
interval at 1.5 X10 12 POB along with crude sugar 2.5 kg +
cotton seed kernel powder 250 g on the ear heads