A new study published in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment shows that pests such as the fall armyworm (Spodoptera ...

The Migratory Pests and Biosecurity department has advised farmers with mature crops not to use chemical treatment for ...

In Benin, the fall armyworm has devastated thousands of hectares of maize. Farmers have been turning to technology to detect the insects early enough to manage them. Trump to sign executive order ...

A new study published in the journal CABI Reviews highlights the critical role that integrated pest management (IPM) plays in combatting the threat fall armyworm poses to Asian rice security. Asian ...

Originating in the U.S., the Fall Armyworm has proliferated exponentially on the African continent, where its massive ...

Dorine Aoko and Rangwe sub-county extension officer Andrew Nyasane in Aoko's maize farm which has been destroyed by armyworms at Gul Kagembe in Rangwe on April 6, 2022. [James Omoro, Standard ...

Kadirire is hoping rains, which started January, continue in March so she can at least harvest some other crops, like groundnuts, which armyworm ignore ...

the Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a moth native to the Americas that can cause significant damage to various crops, particularly maize, by feeding on leaves and stems in its caterpillar ...

Maize is an important cereal crop in Punjab after wheat and paddy. The spring crop of maize is attacked by various insects ...

She planted a new crop of the staple food maize late last year but it wilted in the punishing heat. "I sowed again in early January 2025 after struggling to get the seeds. Then fall armyworm came ...