Latest Armyworm Forecast (August 2022)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda): FAW infestations were reported in Kenya and Malawi and its presence is likely elsewhere. African Armyworm (AAW)... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast (June 2022)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda): FAW infestations continued affecting maize and other cereal crops in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania, where... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast (May 2022)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda): FAW infestations continued affecting maize and other cereal crops in several places in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast (April 2022)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm(FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda): FAW infestations continued affecting maize in several counries/districts in Kenya and Tanzania respectively African Armyworm (AAW) (Spodoptera... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast (March 2022)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda): FAW infestations persisted in all maize growing regions in Zambia; in Blantyre Agriculture Development Division in... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast (February 2022)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda): FAW infestations continued in Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe where control operations were carried out by the affected... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast (January 2022)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda): High to moderate infestations of FAW were reported affecting young maize in Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Control... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast (December 2021)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda): Low to moderate FAW infestations were reported affecting young maize in Malawi, Mashonaland Province of Zimbabwe,... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast (Nov 2021)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm(FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda): Infestations of FAW were reported in irrigated maize in Malawi, Kenya and Zimbabwe. FAW presence is expected... Read More
Major insect pest has formed African ‘super-population’ (Rothamsted Research)
A new study has raised fears that populations of an invasive insect responsible for billions of dollars of lost harvests across dozens... Read More