Tag: Armyworm
Uganda: Armyworm attacks farms
According to Uganda's Agriculture Ministry, the African armyworm (larva of Spodoptera exempta), has infested numerous sections of Uganda's Cereals.
The African armyworm is a pest...
RMG Ghana introduces new chemical to combat armyworm
Regional Marketing Group (RMG) Ghana Limited, a leading company in the nation’s agriculture industry has introduced a new chemical known as “Belt Expert 480SC”...
Zimbabwe: US partners to fight armyworm
The United States (US) is partnering thousands of Zimbabwean farmers to tackle the fall armyworm in the country.
Partnerships come amid projections the pest could cause...
Namibia faces fresh fall armyworm outbreak
The Namibian Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has warned that the country is likely to experience a second armyworm outbreak in a row,...
Zimbabwe: Extension officers learn to fight armyworm
The Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI) under the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement is in the process of training extension officers countrywide...
Tanzania: Armyworms Overrun Farms Within Lake Zone
The Tanzanian government has reported an invasion of a dangerous crop killer worms that have since destroyed some farms around the country.
Announcing the presence...
MoFA distributes insecticides to control armyworm
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has begun a nationwide distribution of insecticides to prevent the invasion of the fall armyworm (FAW) from...
Multi-pronged approach key for effectively defeating fall armyworm in Africa
Tackling the menace of the tenacious fall armyworm pest and avoiding economic hardship for smallholders across Africa requires quick and coordinated action, a massive...
Armyworms threaten southern Africa food supply
An outbreak of armyworm caterpillars present in several southern African countries threatens to strip the entire region of key food supplies, warned the UN...
