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(d) Collection and Use <strong>of</strong> NPV-infected Cutworm Larvae<br />

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<strong>Field</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Discovery</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>Exercises</strong> <strong>for</strong> Organic Vegetable Production<br />

5 Collect NPV-infected cutworm larvae 5-7 days after spraying NPV solution, when<br />

you will start to see less active or dead cutworm larvae on sprayed crops.<br />

5 Use collected NPV-infected cutworm larvae to prepare new NPV solution or store<br />

them in freezer <strong>for</strong> future use.<br />

some suggested questions <strong>for</strong> processing discussion<br />

❏ Which areas in plots were most concentrated with healthy and NPV-infected common cutworm<br />

larvae?<br />

❏ Which organically-grown vegetable crop was more and less infested by common cutworm<br />

larvae? What were the most distinguishing characteristics <strong>of</strong> common cutworm larval damage?<br />

Which parts <strong>of</strong> plant did common cutworm larval damage?<br />

❏ What were the appearance <strong>of</strong> NPV-infected common cutworm larvae? Which parts <strong>of</strong> plant<br />

did NPV-infected common cutworm larvae was observed?<br />

❏ Did you find farm-level mass production and use <strong>of</strong> common cutworm NPV easy? Do you think<br />

farm-level mass production and use <strong>of</strong> common cutworm NPV practical in organic vegetable<br />

production?<br />

❏ Did you observe farmers spraying farm-level produced NPV and chemical insecticides to<br />

control common cutworm infestation? Did you observe differences in presence, number, and<br />

activity <strong>of</strong> pests and natural enemies in organic vegetable crops sprayed with NPV and chemical<br />

insecticides?<br />

❏ Did you observe farmers who sprayed farm-level mass-produced NPV alone to control common<br />

cutworm larvae? Did farmers practice other innovative strategies to control common cutworm<br />

infestation? What are these strategies?<br />

❏ Do farmers consider common cutworms destructive to organically-grown vegetables?<br />

❏ What other cultural management methods can you use to complement spraying <strong>of</strong> farm-level<br />

mass-produced NPV to control common cutworm larvae and enhance biological control <strong>of</strong><br />

insect pests even at relatively moderate to serious infestation levels?

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