Zimbabwe: Rains Control Armyworm Outbreak
ZIMBABWE: The current heavy rains have helped reduce army worm damage to crops and pastures, the Plant Protection Research Institute has said. Head of the... Read More
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BOTSWANA on High Alert for African Armyworm Outbreak: Official
BOTSWANA: Agricultural officials in Botswana has been placed on high alert to deal with a suspected armyworm outbreak across the country, the spokesperson of the... Read More
MALAWI: Army Worms Warning Issued to Malawi Farmers in Mchinji
MALAWI: Farmers in Malawi’s central district of Mchinji have been warned of a looming army worms outbreak which has affected neighbouring Zambia. It’s reported that... Read More
TANZANIA: Armyworms Destroy 280ha of Maize Farms in Sumbawanga
TANZANIA: An armyworm outbreak in Muze Ward, Sumbawanga District, has resulted in the destruction of more than 280 hectares of maize crop. The armyworms are... Read More
ZAMBIA: Zambia Describes Army Worm Invasion A Disaster
ZAMBIA: The Zambian government has described the outbreak of army worms which have destroyed large swathes of planted crops in some parts of the southern... Read More
NEW PUBLICATION: Press coverage of Ecology Letters paper
Press coverage of a recent paper on the effects of the Wolbachia bacterium on the susceptibility of African armyworms to the SpexNPV baculovirus that is... Read More
South Africa: Swift Actions Taken to Rectify the Army Worm Outbreak
SOUTH AFRICA: The Honourable MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR) Zoleka Capa has called for calm among farmers that are affected by the... Read More
Zambia: Hunger Looms in Nangwenya Ward in Chongwe District
ZAMBIA: Acute hunger has hit villagers in Nangwenya Ward in Chongwe distrct in Lusaka province …. Ms Sakala [Ward Councillor] attributed the hunger situation in... Read More