Bio control
As larvea develop into pupa in 2-4 weeks after hatching and into adult in 5-12 days, adults are active during at night and rest on leaves during the day. Adults are smaller moths with white-yellow smaller wings and for push pull methods of controlling moths, one should use natural enemies fo feed on pests forexample allowing parasitic wasps to attack stem borers.
Similarly, plant specific plants aound maize that repell moths and also plant maize first and then desmodium i between the rows as thse poroduce chemiocals that repell mtohs.
Finally, plant elephant grass on the boundaries of field to attract or pull out moths out of maize.
