American armyworm attack maize crop in Jhapa

JHAPA, March 1: The American armyworm, also called the fall armyworm, has attacked the maize crop at some places in the Jhapa district.

The insects are seen at some places in Bahradashi, Arjundhara and Bhadrapur, said Ganesh Shivakoti, agriculture extension officer at the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Jhapa. "The attack is not on a big scale so as to cause massive damage to the crop," he said, adding that necessary insecticide has been sprayed at the sites where the fall armyworms have been detected.