Armyworm

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Agric Ministry Dispatches Chemicals To Combat Army Worm In U/W

Government, through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture(MOFA) has released over one thousand litres of chemicals to...

Business

1,083 Hectares of Farmlands Attacked By Armyworm In Northern Region

About 1,083 hectares of farmlands in the Northern Region alone have been affected by the fall armyworm that was...

Headlines

Crop-Killing Armyworm Caterpillar Reaches Rwanda, Kenya

Rwanda's government announced on Wednesday it had discovered fall armyworm on its crops, making it the third east...

Headlines

Crop-Destroying Armyworm Caterpillars Spread To Uganda

A plague of crop-destroying fall armyworm caterpillars has spread to East Africa where officials confirmed their...

Headlines

Armyworms Threaten Southern Africa Food Supply

An outbreak of armyworm caterpillars present in several southern African countries threatens to strip the entire region...

International

South Africa’s Battle With Armyworms

South African farmers are battling an alien armyworm invasion that has already caused devastation on their crops. The...

Headlines

Emergency UN Meeting In Harare Over Armyworm Outbreak

International experts will hold emergency talks in Harare on Tuesday to tackle an outbreak of crop-eating "armyworm"...

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Fall Armyworm ‘threatens African Farmers’ Livelihoods’

Scientists are calling for urgent action to halt the spread of a pest that is destroying maize crops and spreading...