Nigeria: Quarantine Service Confirms Infestation of Farms in Benue
NIGERIA: Makurdi — The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has confirmed 100 percent infestation of farms by army worms in the three... Read More
Africa: Migratory Pests Threaten Food Security
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA: Member states of the International Red Locust Control Organisation for Central and Southern Africa (IRLCO-CSA) are on high... Read More
Ghana: Armyworms destroy farms in Mampong, Nkoranza
GHANA: There is an armyworm invasion in the Mampong municipality in the Ashanti Region and Nkoranza in the Brong Ahafo Region. The... Read More
New Open-Access Publication: a new qPCR method for quantifying viral loads in African armyworms
The journal “Insects” has published online a new paper describing a real-time qPCR method for quantifying covert levels of SpexNPV baculovirus in... Read More
Zimbabwe: Agronomists meet to fight armyworm
ZIMBABWE: Regional crop specialists have agreed to collaborate in the fight to eradicate armyworm which normally destroys cereal crops between December and... Read More
Zimbabwe: Armyworm Outbreak in Mbire, Muzarabani Districts
ZIMBABWE: AN armyworm outbreak has been reported in Mbire and Muzarabani, Mashonaland Central Province, where the pest is reported to have destroyed... Read More
Zimbabwe: Govt Reacts to Armyworm Outbreak
ZIMBABWE: Government has started distributing chemicals to spray armyworms countrywide as efforts to control the pest intensify, an official said yesterday. In... Read More
Tanzania: Govt supplies pesticide to combat armyworms
Tanzania: Amid infestation of armyworms destroying food and cash crops in the Northern Zone, the government has distributed 1,507 litres of a... Read More
TANZANIA: Take Armyworm Warning Seriously
TANZANIA: An alert has been issued of the imminent invasion of the dreaded African armyworm. Preliminary reports say nine regions in the... Read More
Zimbabwe: Armyworm Wreaks Havoc in Manicaland
ZIMBABWE: AT least 15 hectares of rapoko and sorghum have been destroyed by armyworms across the country, a senior official has said.... Read More