Curative Control

Plants in pest control

1. Ginger
2. Gliricidia
3. Neem
4. Tomato

Other solutions

Physical methods

1. Pheromone traps
   To make your own trap, use 1-liter ice cream containers. Cut 3 large holes into the sides of the container for the insects to enter. Fill the bottom half with soapy water. Suspend the pheromone capsule from the lid using string or wire then snap the trap closed. Attach the trap to a bamboo pole or stake (Ellis; Bradley, 1996: p. 437). Buy the pheromone vial from agricultural suppliers.
2. Light traps
   Put light traps in strategic areas in the field to catch adults. Moths are attracted to light.
3. Bird perches
   Erect bamboo/wooden poles as bird perches at regular intervals inside the cornfield. These provide resting places for birds. Birds resting on these perches are attracted to worms (CIKS, 2000)
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