New Publication: Controlling armyworm and other African crop pests using locally-available natural products

The journal “Food Security” has published online an article that discusses the potential for harnessing natural products for the biological control of crop pests including armyworms.

The article is co-written by armyworm biocontrol scientists David Grzywacz, Wilfred Mushobozi and Ken Wilson, together with colleagues Steve Bellmain and Phil Stevenson, who are experts in the use of indigenous plant products for the control of insect pests.

D. Grzywacz, P. C. Stevenson, W. L. Mushobozi, S. Belmain, K. Wilson (2014) The use of indigenous ecological resources for pest control in Africa. Food Security. DOI 10.1007/s12571-013-0313-5

To download the article for free, click on the link Food Security