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
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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
ZIMBABWE: Armyworm Control
ZIMBABWE: The Department of Plant Protection Research Institute has started distributing chemicals for armyworm control ahead of the summer cropping season. The department has teams... Read More
BOTSWANA: African Armyworm outbreak reaches Botswana
BOTSWANA: The Ministry of Agriculture has announced the outbreak of an African Armyworm, notorious for destroying a range of grass and crops. allafrica.com
ZIMBABWE: Armyworm Outbreak Hits Nation
ZIMBABWE: An armyworm outbreak has hit some parts of the country affecting hundreds of hectares of maize and pastures in Mashonaland West, Mashonaland Central, Matabeleland... Read More
BBC News: Zambian Armyworm report
Watch a video report from BBC Africa’s Mutuna Chanda on fears Zambia’s maize harvest could be decimated by an invasion of armyworms.
SOUTH AFRICA: Farmers warned of armyworm outbreak
SOUTH AFRICA: Farmers were warned to be on the lookout for infestations of African armyworm after an outbreak of the pest in the North West,... Read More
Zimbabwe: Armyworms Wreak Havoc
ZIMBABWE: The staple maize crop and green pastures in Manicaland have come under severe attack from armyworms. Manica Post