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Unufe fakakatau (Taro cluster caterpillar, tropical armyworm) (031)


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Fakama’opo’opo

  • ‘Oku mafola lahi ‘i he ngaahi feitu’u mafana ‘o ‘Esia moe ‘Osenia. Koe ‘inisekite maumau mahu’inga ‘i he kapisi, temata, ‘okula (famili ‘o e pele), polo fifisi, manioke, koane, kumala, laise, paingani, kumala vai mo hono fa’ahinga.
  • ‘Oku lahi hono fua ‘i ha tafa’aki pe ‘o e la’i ’akau. Ko e fanga ki’i ‘unufe iiki, ‘oku nau kai pe ‘a e fa’ahi ki ‘olunga ‘o e la’i lau, ka koe ‘unufe matu’otu’a ‘oku ne kai e la’i lau fakataha moe kau. Taimi lahi ‘oku nau ma’u meatokoni he taimi po’uli.
  • Ko e mu ‘oku nau puna malohi mo mama’o.
  • Founga anga maheni hono mapule’i: Vakai ma’u pe fua ke tufi mo faka’auha, pea faka’ataa fanga moa kenau ‘alu ki he ngoue’anga.
  • Ngaahi fili fakanatula: Fanga ki’i ‘inisekite pe me’a mou’i ‘oku nau tamate’i ‘a e ‘unufe, pea mo e fanga ki’i ‘inisekite ‘oku kainikavea.‘Oku ola lelei tukukehe ka uesia he saikolone pe la’ala’a.
  • Founga ngaue’aki kemikale: (PDPs) Kemikale ngaohi mei he konga ‘o e ‘akau: niimi, kava ‘aukava, famili ‘o e teisi, polo fifisi; spinosad or Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) ‘i he ‘unufe iiki. Founga ‘e taha, ngaue’aki  ‘a e kemikale ‘oku ngaohi ka ‘oku ngalingali tene faka’auha e ngaahi fili fakaenatula.

Common Name: Taro cluster caterpillar, tropical armyworm (Unufe fakakatau).

Scientific Name: Spodoptera litura.

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