13
Sep
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 farmers again. In a first sighting of the year, the pest attack has been spotted in maize crops on more than 100 hectares in Veppanthattai, Alathur, Kunnam and Perambalur.