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Table 1 Effect of insecticides and spraying regimes on mean number of egg masses and larvae per 20 plants in 2019 cropping season

From: Assessment of the optimal frequency of insecticide sprays required to manage fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E Smith) in maize (Zea mays L.) in northern Ghana

Variable

No. of egg masses/20 plants

No. of larvae/20 plants

Insecticides

 Emastar 112 EC

0.17 ± 0.07 a

5.17 ± 0.46 a

 Eradicaot

0.28 ± 0.06 a

5.88 ± 0.48 a

 NSO

0.30 ± 0.15 a

5.92 ± 0.33 a

 P-value

0.618

0.352

Spraying regimes

 Untreated control

0.22 ± 0.07 a

6.97 ± 0.62 a

 Once

0.19 ± 0.10 a

6.39 ± 0.53 ab

 Twice

0.31 ± 0.10 a

5.25 ± 0.39 ab

 Thrice

0.39 ± 0.25 a

5.25 ± 0.58 ab

 Four times

0.14 ± 0.08 a

4.42 ± 0.45 b

 P-value

0.711

0.011

  1. Means in a column that are followed by different letters are significantly different at 5% probability threshold; NSO: neem seed oil