Fighting Africa’s fall armyworm invasion with radio shows and phone apps (Mongabay)
How does fish soup end up on a maize plant? Farmers in Malawi developed the idea to protect their plants from the... Read More
Can TELA maize solve the acute food shortages in sub-Saharan Africa? (Cornell Alliance for Science)
Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most food-insecure region in the world, with an estimated 237 million throughout the region suffering from chronic undernutrition. Frequent... Read More
Thailand’s swift response to the ‘fall armyworm’ pest (The Thaiger)
In Thailand, corn is an indispensable staple crop, used as an important source of feed for a thriving poultry and livestock industry.... Read More
DA-Davao warns vs invasive pest from South America (Minda News)
The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Davao Region has expressed fears a species of a pest attacking some tropical and subtropical parts of South... Read More
Armyworm destroys paddy in Banke (myRepublica)
Paddy plants ready to be harvested by the farmers in Banke district has been destroyed by Armyworm. Farmers are worried as the... Read More
Armyworms attack corn farms in Negros, Cagayan Valley (Inquirer.net)
Fall armyworms have been wreaking havoc on corn farms in Negros Occidental province in the Visayas and Cagayan and Isabela provinces in... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast from ETOP (September 2019)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (FAW): FAW was reported in maize and other crops in Africa and Asia during September African Armyworm... Read More
Maize-eater worm attacks cotton crop (The Times of India)
NAGPUR: Fall armyworm (FAW), the pest that has devastated maize crop across the country, has migrated to Bt cotton crop for the... Read More
Pesticide residue in armyworm-hit maize killing cattle?
Nagpur: Maize has been one of the preferred green fodders for cattle in the state. But, the residue of pesticides used to... Read More
Fall Armyworms back in Perambalur (The New Indian Express)
PERAMBALUR: Having devoured crop on more than 30,000 hectares last year in Perambalur, Fall Armyworm, an invasive pest, has returned to haunt... Read More