author(s)
GP Painkra, PK Bhagat, KL Painkra, Surya Prakash Gupta, SK Sinha, Dinesh Kumar Thakur and Akhilesh Lakra

abstract
A field survey was conducted on fall armyworm (FAW) to know the presence and infestation by the caterpillar of fall army worm on maize crop during August 2019 in northern zone of Chhattisgarh. The survey was undertaken of this invasive pest in twenty six villages of seven blocks of two Districts Surajpur and Surguja in 202.2 hectares. The caterpillar was observed feeding on mid portion (Leaf whorl) of the maize crop from 4-6 leaves stages with 25-30 and 30-35 per cent infestation, in knee high stage 65-70 per cent and tassel stage respectively. In seven blocks Mainpat (6.2 ha, 03 villages, 30-35 % damage), Batauli block (4.0 ha, 01 village,30-35 % damage), Lundra (6.0 ha, 01 village 30-35 % damage), Lakhanpur at tasseling stage (20.0 ha, 05 villages 75-80% damage), Udaipur at knee high stage (140.0 ha, 04 villages, 75-80 % damage), Ambikapur at knee high stage (17.0 ha, 08 villages, 60-65 % damage) and Surajpur at knee high stage( 9.0 ha, 04 villages, 70-75% damage) respectively.