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.
Two applications of Ha NPV at 10 days interval at 1.5 X1012 POB along with crude sugar 2.5 kg + cotton seed kernel powder 250 g on the ear heads