Video: SpexNPV-infected armyworm caterpillars (YouTube)
Video of caterpillars of the African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta) naturally infected with Spodoptera exempta nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpexNPV), a baculovirus being developed as a... Read More
Video: African armyworm caterpillars (YouTube)
Video of late-instar caterpillars of the African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta) filmed at an outbreak in Tanzania. (c) Ken Wilson
WORKSHOP: Armyworm SARID workshop in Arusha
To coincide with the impending end of the SARID project, funded by the BBSRC and DFID, there was a workshop held in... Read More
RIP Derek Rose
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Dr Derek Rose, who led the African armyworm project in Kenya... Read More
NEW PUBLICATION: Press coverage of Ecology Letters paper
Press coverage of a recent paper on the effects of the Wolbachia bacterium on the susceptibility of African armyworms to the SpexNPV... Read More
New Publication: Wolbachia bacteria make armyworms more susceptible to SpexNPV baculovirus
The journal “Ecology Letters” has published an article reporting the effects of a symbiotic bacterium called Wolbachia on the susceptibility of African... Read More
ZAMBIA: Zambia Describes Army Worm Invasion A Disaster
ZAMBIA: The Zambian government has described the outbreak of army worms which have destroyed large swathes of planted crops in some parts... Read More
TANZANIA: Armyworms Destroy 280ha of Maize Farms in Sumbawanga
TANZANIA: An armyworm outbreak in Muze Ward, Sumbawanga District, has resulted in the destruction of more than 280 hectares of maize crop.... Read More
MALAWI: Army Worms Warning Issued to Malawi Farmers in Mchinji
MALAWI: Farmers in Malawi’s central district of Mchinji have been warned of a looming army worms outbreak which has affected neighbouring Zambia.... Read More
ZIMBABWE: Armyworm Outbreak Hits Nation
ZIMBABWE: An armyworm outbreak has hit some parts of the country affecting hundreds of hectares of maize and pastures in Mashonaland West,... Read More