09
Mar
China faces a new invasion of fall armyworm (CGTN)
This month, Africa and India have fallen victims of a locust plague. Though the horrifying swarms of locust have not invaded China, the country has to face a new threat: fall armyworm.
On March 5 2020, the Chinese government admitted at a press conference that fall armyworms have invaded the country. The fall armyworm is originally from tropical and subtropical Americas. Their first invasion to China happened in 2018. South and southwest provinces were the most affected.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has warned that, this year, there will be more fall armyworms and they are arriving earlier than last year.
