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FAW Lure

FAW Lure attracts male moths of Fall Armyworm. It help to manage Fall Armyworm when used with funnel trap.

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Product Detail and Specifications

The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a species in the order of Lepidoptera and is the larval life stage of a fall armyworm moth. The term "armyworm" can refer to several species, often describing the large-scale invasive behavior of the species larval stage. It is regarded as a pest and can damage and destroy a wide variety of crops, which causes large economic damage. Its scientific name derives from frugiperda, which is Latin for lost fruit, named because of the species ability to destroy crops.

Attracting Insect Species

Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)

Used In Crops

Maize, Rice, Jawar, Rice & more than 150 plant species.

Suitable trap for FAW Lure

Funnel Trap

Damages

Fall Armyworm insect, damage up to 80 plants, most damage see in Maize and rice. Egg are laid on the underside of the leaves, freshly hatched larvae move downwards to leaf sheath and feed on inner tissue, With the advancement of growth and development larvae bore into stem bore into stem and feed on inner surface. Larvae cause damage by consuming foliage. Young larvae initially consume leaf tissue from one side, leaving the opposite epidermal layer intact. By the second or third instars, larvae begin to make holes in leaves and eat from the edge of the leaves inward. Feeding in the whorl of corn often produces a characteristic row of perforations in the leaves. Larval densities are usually reduced to one to two per plant when larvae feed in close proximity to one another, due to cannibalistic behavior.

Life Cycle

Four life stages of FAW i.e Eggs(2-3days), Larva(15-22days), Pupa(7-10days), Adult(5-7days) respectively. The life cycle is completed in about 30 days during the summer but 60 days in the spring and autumn, and 80 to 90 days during the winter. The number of generation occurring in an area varies with the appearance of the dispersing adults. The ability to diapauses is not present in this species. In moths are abundant from April to December, but some are found even during the winter months.

Technology

Insect Sex Pheromone Technology. It is the process of attraction and trapping the insect pest of specific Species those damage to crops.

Per Acre Use

Funnel trap with FAW lure at 10 /acre for controlling.

Benefits

Economically Affordable, easy to install and manage.
If used properly can detect low numbers of insects.
Collect only Species Specific
Non toxic.
Suitable for all season.
Pheromone Lures are species specific.
Reduce the use of harmful pesticide, encourages doing organic farming.

Features

Pheromone used 99% pure.
99.9% Effective from other commercial product.
Lure working day in field life 30- 45days, Depend on weather conditions.
Packing signal unit in anti smell realizing pouch.
Dispenser - Septa
Lure can stay for one year without removing from packing.

Precaution

Hang trap 1 to1.5 feet above crop canopy.
Please use hand gloves /Keep clean hand for handling lure.
Avoid direct contact of lure with other chemical.