WHY DO WE SOMETIMES SEE “RANDOM” VIRAL OUTBREAKS? (Animal Ecology in Focus)
Armyworms are important caterpillar crop pests in Africa and, in the early 1990s, Ken was a young postdoc based in Kenya studying... Read More
Trans-generational virus transmission and immune priming are dose-dependent (Journal of Animal Ecology)
Spodoptera exempta larvae were orally challenged with one of five doses of SpexNPV and survivors were mated and their offspring monitored for... Read More
icipe launches mass release of indigenous natural enemies to control fall armyworm
Management of the invasive fall armyworm (FAW), scientifically known as Spodoptera frugiperda in Africa, requires the deployment of all tactics within the context of... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast (March 2021)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm(FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda): FAW was reported attacking maize in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe and perhaps elsewhere. African Armyworm (AAW) (Spodoptera... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast (February 2021)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (FAW)(Spodoptera frugiperda): FAW was reported attacking maize, sorghum and millet in Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. African... Read More
CABI study updates safer options for fall armyworm control in Africa
CABI scientists have updated the first major study of potential biological controls that could be used in the fight against the devastating... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast (January 2021)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda): FAW was reported attacking maize, sorghum and/or millet in Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi and Zambia. African Armyworm... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast (December 2020)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda) : FAW was reported in Arumeru Region in Tanzania and a similar situation is likely in... Read More