Insect pests such as Spodoptera frugiperda cause significant losses to maize (Zea mays mays). Control of S. frugiperda is difficult, but the use of insect resistant cultivars, including tolerant cultivars, is a promising alternative, and landraces are a potential source of insect resistance. This study investigated tolerance to S. frugiperda in five Brazilian landraces, Amarelão Other economically important maize diseases are stalk rots and ear rots. Stalk rots cause wilting of the plants before or after pollination thus decreasing their yield. Several ear-rotting fungi are known to affect the yield and quality of grain produced. Several mycotoxins have been identified produced by fungi, mainly in the genus Aspergillus insect pests 1.1 1.2 1.3 maize stalk borer (chi/o parte//us) pink stem borer (sesama inferens) shoot fly (athertgonîa spp.) diseases 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 maydis leaf blight (coch/iobo/us heterostrophus) post flowering stalk rot (erwima ch,ysanthemi pv zeae, pythïum aphanidermatum) downy mildew (sc/erophthora rayssiae var. zeae,peronosc/erospora … Overview of insect pest management in maize Maize can be attacked by a wide range of insects, but relatively few are major and/or regular pests. Soil insects can significantly affect establishment as can other establishment pests in some seasons or high risk situations. Here is a list of seventeen major diseases that are found in maize: 1. Smut Diseases 2. Virus Diseases 3. Downy Mildews Disease 4. Brown Spot Disease 5. Stalk Rot Disease 6. Pre-Flowering Stalk Rot Disease 7. Pythium Stalk Rot Disease 8. Post-Flowering Stalk Rot Disease 9. Charcoal Rot Disease 10. Black Bundle Disease 11. Cob Rots Disease 12. KWS Maize Field Guide - Maize Crop Development, Pests and Diseases - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. KWS Maize Field Guide - Maize Crop Development, Pests and Diseases View PESTS OF MAIZE PDF.docx from AGRICULTUR AGC314 at University of Fort Hare. PESTS OF MAIZE INSECT PESTS AND DISEASES STALK BORER • Busseola fusca is the worst pest of maize in SA • Adult moth acpanied by volume 2 which reviews breeding pests and diseases' 'pdf integrated weed management in maize cultivation an april 3rd, 2020 - integrated weed management in maize cultivation an overview achieving sustainable cultivation of maize volume 2 pp 395 414 integrated weed management in maize Dig out a core from the soil and leave it for an hour on a warm day. If the larvae are present, they will come up to the surface. Control There is no spray chemical control available but if there Here we will briefly discuss the four major ear rot problems (Fusarium, Aspergillus, Diplodia and Giberella) and the four major stalk rots (anthracnose, Giberrella, Fusarium and Diplodia) affecting maize. A common fea- ture of genetic studies of all these diseases, particularly the ear rots, is the relatively high environmental variation observed. Maize diseases: A guide for field identification. Intended for field use by agricultural technicians and maize farmers, this pocket-size manual carries descriptions and color photographs for more than 50 fungal, bacterial, viral, and mollicute diseases that affect the maize crop worldwide, with basic information on pathogens and symptoms. Maize diseases: A guide for field identification. Intended for field use by agricultural technicians and maize farmers, this pocket-size manual carries descriptions and col