Latest Armyworm Forecast from ETOP (July 2020)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (FAW): FAW was reported in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It may have also persisted in other... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast from ETOP (April 2020)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (FAW): FAW was reported in Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe during April. It is likely that... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast from ETOP (January 2020)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (FAW): FAW was reported affecting maize crop in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is likely... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast from ETOP (December 2019)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (FAW): FAW was reported affecting maize crop in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe. It is highly likely... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast from ETOP (May 2019)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (FAW): FAW infestations were reported in irrigated maize in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe and rain-fed crops in... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast from ETOP (March 2019)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (FAW): Mild FAW outbreaks were reported in late-planted maize in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe during March. The... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast from ETOP (February 2019)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (FAW): FAW outbreaks were reported in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe during February and control... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast from ETOP (January 2019)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (FAW): FAW outbreaks were reported in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi and control operations were carried out... Read More
Latest Armyworm Forecast from ETOP (December 2018)
Synopsis Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (FAW): Moderate FAW outbreaks were reported in maize fields in the Copperbelt province in Zambia during December... Read More
Lancaster scientist helps to tackle new invasive crop pest in southern Africa
Professor Kenneth Wilson of Lancaster Environment Centre has flown to Zambia to assess the Fall armyworm outbreaks that are devastating crops in... Read More