Right selection of hybrid for cultivation is an especially important issue because maize belongs to a group of plants undergoing considerable breeding development. It is manifested not only in a higher number of new hybrids but also in changes in selection of various breeding types. The field experiments were carried out at the Department of Agronomy of the University of Life Sciences in Poznań, on the fields of the Agricultural-Experimental Station Swadzim in the years 2009-2011. The occurrence of frit fly (Oscinella frit L.) on various maize hybrids (ES Palazzo and ES Paroli – type stay-green) was evaluated, depending on the nitrogen content in the soil, and on the form of a nitrogen fertilizer. It was indicated that the course of weather conditions in the period from sowing until the 5-6 leaf stage (BBCH 15/16) significantly affected the extent of damage caused by frit fly. In the years with a cool spring, percentage of damaged plants was higher. Damage caused by frit fly larvae was directly proportional to the size of the applied dose of a nitrogen fertilizer. The type of a nitrogen fertilizer was not the factor determining the extent of damage caused by this agrophage. Cultivation of stay-green hybrids should be considered as an element of an integrated maize protection against frit fly.

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