Ten animal outbreaks that look like biblical plagues
BBC Earth: From locust swarms 110 miles long to armies of caterpillars (African armyworms) these plagues are what happens when a species... Read More
Latest African Armyworm Forecast from ETOP – 9th Sep 2015
SYNOPSIS: African armyworm activities situation remained calm in August and no activities are expected during the forecast period. CURRENT SITUATION: African armyworm... Read More
Latest African Armyworm Forecast from IRLCO-CSA – 3rd Sep 2015
SYNOPSIS: There were no reports of Armyworm, Spodoptera exempta Walker, outbreaks in any Member countriy. Member Countries are advised to commence servicing... Read More
New Open-Access Publication: a new qPCR method for quantifying viral loads in African armyworms
The journal “Insects” has published online a new paper describing a real-time qPCR method for quantifying covert levels of SpexNPV baculovirus in... Read More
Latest African Armyworm Forecast from ETOP – 4th Aug 2015
SYNOPSIS: African armyworm activities situation remained calm in July. Significant developments are not expected during the forecast period. CURRENT SITUATION: African armyworm... Read More
Latest African Armyworm Forecast from IRLCO-CSA – 4th Aug 2015
SYNOPSIS: There were no reports of African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta Walker) outbreaks from any Member Countries. ———————————————————————————— CURRENT SITUATION: There were no... Read More
Latest African Armyworm Forecast from ETOP – 6th July 2015
SYNOPSIS: African armyworm activities were not reported in the DLCO-EA or IRLCO-CSA regions during June. The armyworm situation is expected to remain... Read More
Latest African Armyworm Forecast from IRLCO-CSA – 3rd July 2015
SYNOPSIS: There were no reports of African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta Walker) outbreaks from any Member State. ———————————————————————————— CURRENT SITUATION: There were no... Read More
Latest African Armyworm Forecast from ETOP – 5th June 2015
SYNOPSIS: African armyworm outbreaks were not reported in the IRLC-CSA or DLCO-EA member states during May. Armyworm monitoring sites in Kenya or... Read More
Latest African Armyworm Forecast from IRLCO-CSA – 3rd June 2015
SYNOPSIS: There were no reports of African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta Walker) outbreaks from any Member State. ———————————————————————————— CURRENT SITUATION: There were no... Read More