Farmers warned of attack by ‘Lashkari Sundi’
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Agriculture experts have warned the farmers against fall worm (Lashkari Sundi) and said that the insect caused colossal loss to maize, rice, sugarcane, cotton, fodder and vegetable crops.
According to a spokesman for the Agriculture Department, the farmers should conduct pest scouting of their crops twice-a-week and use appropriate pesticides in addition to taking other measures for saving their crops from the Lashkari Sundi as it was the most dangerous insect, especially for new crops.
He said that the farmers should plough their fields deeply to eliminate remains of their harvested crops so that eggs and larvae of the Lashkari Sundi could be destroyed.
He advised the growers to use Emmactin Benzoate+Fepronal at the rate of 8-kgs per acre; or Flubendamide 480 SC 40 milliliter per acre; or Emmactin benzoate at 240 ml per acre; or Levfenoran at 240 ml per acre; or Spintoram 120 S-C at the rate of 100 ml per acre; or Chloranthraniprol 20% S-C at the rate of 100 ml per acre.
They should choose pesticides after consulting with the local agronomists for effective chemical control of the fall worm.
The farmers could use granular poisons to control the Lashkari Sundi after consulting with the agri experts.
For this purpose, field staff of the Agriculture Department was also available, and the growers could contact them during office hours for proper information and guidance, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 10th, 2023.