An outbreak of armyworm caterpillars present in several southern African countries threatens to strip the entire region of key food supplies, warned the UN food agency Thursday. "It is probably only...
South African farmers are battling an alien armyworm invasion that has already caused devastation on their crops. The maize-destroying caterpillars have destroyed eight per cent of this farm....
Peeling back the maize plant's leaves reveals a small brown caterpillar -- an armyworm that writhes as it burrows into the heart of the crop, producing a sticky dark paste. Eighty percent of the...
International experts will hold emergency talks in Harare on Tuesday to tackle an outbreak of crop-eating "armyworm" caterpillars advancing across several African countries. The armyworm has already...
The plant protection and regulatory services directorate of the Food and Agriculture Ministry has confirmed the invasion of fall armyworms on some farms in the country. Some maize farmers in the...
Scientists are calling for urgent action to halt the spread of a pest that is destroying maize crops and spreading rapidly across Africa. The fall armyworm poses a major threat to food security and...
Ivory Coast’s head coach Michel Dussuyer resigned on Sunday following his shock exit from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations underway in Gabon. The Ivorian Football Federation announced the...
Famine looms in the Akatsi North district of the Volta Region as farmers are battling an armyworm infestation on their farms. About six acres of maize and cassava farms have already been destroyed in...
The insects are harvested from trees, smoked and often eaten with sauce. At least 16 people have been killed in inter-ethnic clashes in Katanaga province, in the southeast of the Democratic Republic...
