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Dec
Latest African Armyworm Forecast from ETOP – 3rd Dec 2014
SYNOPSIS: No significant outbreaks reported during this period; activities are expected to have started at the foothills of the seasonal rains in the southern outbreak region.
CURRENT SITUATION: African armyworm season has commenced in the southern outbreak regions, but significant activities have not been reported during this month (DLCOEA, IRLCO-CSA).
FORECAST UNTIL MID-JAN 2014: The African armyworm season will begin breeding and breakout during the forecast period. Forecasters are advised to remain vigilant and monitor their traps and rain gages and report AAW information to concerned authorities as quickly as possible (IRLCO-CSA, OFDA/AELGA).