Managing the Invasive Fall Armyworm through Biotech Crops: A Chinese Perspective (Trends in Biotechnology)
In late 2018, the highly destructive and polyphagous fall armyworm was first detected in China. It is now a major economic threat... Read More
Project to combat fall armyworm in Australia and South East Asia (Mirage News)
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is leading a research project to understand and manage fall armyworm (FAW), a transboundary pest threatening crop... Read More
In Pics: Fall armyworm reported in Egypt’s Qena (Egypt Today)
The destructive Fall Armyworm (FAW) has infected a corn field in the village of Marashda in Upper Egypt’s Qena, looming an agricultural... Read More
Project SAFFAL: Safeguarding maize crops against Fall Armyworm (Rural Marketing)
The project mobilised nationwide extension system to implement IPM based grassroot actions, empowers thousands of farmers to fight the menace of fall... Read More
Fall armyworm tests China’s determination to cut back on pesticides (China Dialogue)
The desert locust swarms that started in East Africa this February have spread to the Middle East and South Asia – and may reach... Read More
Fall armyworm in Papua New Guinea: how big is the risk? (reliefweb)
Fall armyworm (FAW) is major pest of maize (corn), sugarcane and rice. This insect pest was reported in Western Province in early... Read More
Fawligen registered in Bangladesh (Cision)
DHAKA, Bangladesh and DALLAS, May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Ispahani and AgBiTech are pleased to announce the formal registration of a biological control for Fall Armyworm... Read More
Researchers discover insects to fight maize pests (The Standard)
Two species of insects that can fight major maize pests have been discovered in Kenya. The species named Cotesia Icipe and Cotesia... Read More
Danger looms: Fall Armyworm invasion again? MOFA alerts farmers in 8 regions (Ghanaian Times)
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has declared Fall Armyworm (FAW) an endemic pest in Ghana that will continue to pose serious... Read More
Fall armyworms’ rapid spread across Kimberley prompts fears the pest will reach southern WA grain regions (ABC News)
Farmers in Western Australia are bracing themselves for the spread of a new invasive species as the fall armyworm continues its journey... Read More