Busseola fusca infestation is a serious problem that has no means of prevention.
Planting early can avoid serious infestation and application of nitrogen (commercial product, manure or compost) can enhance the crop's tolerance to an attack. 
Nitrogen in the soil can also be increased by rotating maize and sorghum with a non-host legume crops e.g. cowpea. This can also prevent pest build-up in the field 
The Ministry of Agriculture in Zambia, who are partners of the CABi-led programme, Plantwise recommend breaking the stems by ploughing or harrowing after harvest to expose caterpillars to natural enemies and extreme weather which can limit the pest the following season. They also recommend leaving the residues if there are no residues of B. fusca as it improves the soil and prevents water loss. They recommend destroying any alternate hosts e.g. wild sorghum and to not rotate with alternative B. fusca hosts. 
