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Oct
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 invasive fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). They found that dabbing soup on their maize attracted predatory ants that fed on the fall armyworm, helping control its incidence in their fields.