Latest African Armyworm Forecast from ETOP – 5th Apr 2016

SYNOPSIS:

African armyworm outbreaks were not reported in the IRLCO-CSA member-states during March.

CURRENT SITUATION:

African armyworm outbreaks were not reported in the IRLCO-CSA member-states during March.

FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS:
The African armyworm season is in progress in Kenya and Tanzania. Armyworm coordinators and CBAMFEW and non-CBAMFEW forecasters are advised to remain vigilant and rapidly report trap catches to concerned authorities for timely interventions. The armyworm season will have ended in the southern outbreak region in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe during the forecast period (IRLCO-CSA, OFDA/AELGA).