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
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
XAG Introduces Drone Technology to Combat Fall Armyworm (Financial News)
China-based XAG has announced it has introduced automous drones to improve pest control efficacy against disease caused by fall armyworms, the company... Read More
Fall Armyworm, Destroyer of Maize Farms, Continues Its Conquest of India (The Wire)
Maize farmers in many parts of Karnataka were taken by surprise in July last year when an unknown caterpillar attacked their crop.... Read More
Report of first detection of Fall Armyworm(FAW) in Republic of Korea (FAO)
In the couirse of the survey, suspected larvae were first detected at 4 corn fields in Jeju island on 14 June 2019.... Read More
Fall Armyworm spreads to maize field in Tiruchi district, India (The Hindu, India)
Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), an invasive pest, has spread to maize fields in Tiruchi district too. The pest attack was recently reported... Read More