Estratégias de controle da lagarta do cartucho na cultura do milho

Abstract

Brazil is one of the largest corn producers in the world, but several factors make it difficult to its production, mainly the attack of pests such as those that occur by the fall armyworm which if not controlled can cause productivity losses that reach 100%. The armyworm is a pest that is difficult to control once it is installed in the production area, as the pupae may remain in the soil waiting for favorable climatic variations to continue the development and infesting the maize crop again, the mainly second crop. This and other factors lead producers to adopt integrated management of pests. Therefore, this work aims to expose management strategies for the control pest control for fall armyworms, such as chemical control, biological control and cultural, genetic control, and alternative control methods for this pest that is so important in the scenario of crops of great economic importance such as corn.