Migrating from Southern states, fall armyworm has been found in Michigan sweet corn. Often sneaking by as growers focus on corn earworm, fall armyworm can be devastating to sweet corn fields.

Michigan State University Extension outlines tips to manage fall armyworm:

• Scout for fall armyworm on the leaf whorl and developing tassel
• Use pheromone lures and green bucket traps to monitor moth populations, if fields have a history of this pest
• Utilize treatments if moths are being caught in traps or larval damage is present

For fall armyworm control, Syngenta recommends an insecticide such as Besiege®. Besiege provides excellent knockdown and long-lasting residual of the most difficult-to-control lepidopteran pests and other economically important pests. Its convenient premix formula contains two active ingredients with complementary modes of action for dual protection against key insect pests.

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