https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxhAYZfe5G4

I've seen corps planted by the road side eaten by animals so also those planted out f reach of domesticated animals but still eaten up by weevils and caterpillar especially corn. All these sum together could lead to low crop yield but this I've never researched into till we've almost become a victim here in the farm after our corn field came under attack of caterpillar from the eggs laid by butterflies.

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That said, my self and my assistance planted corn and after about 14days, started seeing butterflies in their 2s moving in their zigzag pattern perching randomly on crops and with the next 5 days, the form leaves started becoming horrible and it quickly caught my attention and his but we both kept quite until I called his attention, though he is a farmer but couldn't say while we both agreed its caterpillar.

I observed the situation during the day and nothing serious is seen but at night when the sunlight has gone, the caterpillar comes out to feed then I connected the lines as to previous observation as I observed the whole farm around and take daily record observation realising that days earlier the butterflies swarm round the farm perching randomly on the leaves thus realising they were trying to breed in the farm by laying their eggs on the field.

The following day we administer a pesticide, we had another encounter about this because the first pesticide was wash off by rain minutes after applying while the second spray too wasn't effective because of the brand until another better brand was administer and the corp are expected to be better soon.

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Boss these maize are malnourished o. The soul is highly deficient in nutrients. You ought to have noticed it.


Try to apply Eight bags of chicken manure per acre to this soil after this procedure and leave it for three weeks to regenerate the souls strength. This soil in this area is completely gone and can't grow anything

AfroBeatDiary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxhAYZfe5G4

I've seen corps planted by... .

Crops!!!!

Just this morning, i treated my maize when i observed fall armyworms, not long after, rain fell and washed the insecticides away. I had to re-apply again. How old are they?

The maize suffered heat stress during the long period of heat and no rains. It took a toll on them

ProjectsCityNG:
The maize suffered heat stress during the long period of heat and no rains. It took a toll on them

You're correct.

opes:
Just this morning, i treated my maize when i observed fall armyworms, not long after, rain fell and washed the insecticides away. I had to re-apply again. How old are they?

The process can be painful plus the loss of chemical

Puss360:

Crops!!!!

Corn...

AfroBeatDiary:


The process can be painful plus the loss of chemical

Praying now for the rain to hold on, at least till tomorrow evening.

opes:


Praying now for the rain to hold on, at least till tomorrow evening.

No. Always check the weather forecasts na. The weather forecast had project rains would fall since days before. It also has given updates on more rains the new week

AfroBeatDiary:


You're correct.

ProjectsCityNG:



No. Always check the weather forecasts na. The weather forecast had project rains would fall since days before. It also has given updates on more rains the new week

This is very true and part of the skill set needed in agriculture.