Latest African Armyworm Forecast from ETOP – 5th June 2015

SYNOPSIS:
African armyworm outbreaks were not reported in the IRLC-CSA or DLCO-EA member states during May. Armyworm monitoring sites in Kenya or Tanzania where OFDA technical advisor for plant health and pesticides visited during May did not report any major African armworm moth presence.

CURRENT SITUATION:
Late received information indicated the presence of African armyworm caterpillars in southern Ethiopia in April, but details were not available (MoA/Eth). Tanzania, Kenya, or Malawi did not report armyworm activities during May and low trap catches were observed in OFDA-funded CBAMFEW project sites in Tanzania and Kenya (DLCO-EA, IRLCO-CSA, OFDA/AELGA).

FORECAST UNTIL MID-JUL 2015:
Armyworm outbreaks will continue diminishing during the forecast period (IRLCO-CSA, OFDA/AELGA).