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In order to protect farmers livelihoods and ensure food security globally especially in the high-risk regions of Asia, the CropLife International and CropLife Asia outlines the holistic approach to ensure effective management of Fall Armyworm (FAW) through integrated pes…
By Chris Branam
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Biological control of the brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive pest that devastates gardens and crops, would be more effective in natural areas bordering crops or at times when certain insecticides aren’t being applied, according to a new Oregon State University study.
The study, published in the Jou…
By Godfred A. Polkuu
Kalbeo — The Bolgatanga Municipal Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has sensitized peasant farmers at Kalbeo, a community in the Municipality on effective ways to spray their farms to reduce the invasion of fall armyworms.
The farmers were shown the various types of chemicals used to spray the fall a…
By Toby Bruce, Professor of Insect Chemical Ecology, Keele University
A very hungry caterpillar is rampaging through crops across the world, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The fall armyworm, also known as Spodoptera frugiperda (fruit destroyer), loves to eat maize (corn) but also plagues many other crops vital to human food secur…
By Sara Hendery
Despite the fall armyworm’s current track record of threatening the food security of millions, there is a safe, economical, and efficient method that could put an end to the invasive pest’s reign, say scientists at Virginia Tech.
Native to the Americas, the fall armyworm’s entry into Africa in 2016, and its more recent entry into…
By Sara Hendery
Agricultural production is only one of many factors that impacts global food security. A Virginia Tech team has found that some factors, like gender, take a little extra digging to uncover but cannot be overlooked when the goal is to feed the world’s rapidly growing population.
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pes…
By Akshit Sangomla and Ishan Kukreti
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In January 2019, Chhattisgarh became the latest state to report the infestation of Fall Armyworm (FAW). As Down To Earth (DTE) reporter travelled across Bastar, a district ravaged by the decades old bloodbath between the Maoists and the security forces, the insect emerged as the focal point of most…
By Beth Miller
Researchers discover corn plants call in hungry nematodes when resistant rootworms attack
Someday – in some scientifically savvy encyclopedia perhaps – the word “resilience” may include a photograph of the Western Corn Rootworm. This crafty, intrepid rootworm has found a way to circumvent just about every defense a corn plant and its a…
In Niger, two destructive pests, the pearl millet head miner and the pearl millet stem borer, can cause up to 85 percent yield loss of millet — a deadly problem in a food-insecure country where millet is the most important staple crop. To fight the pearl millet head miner, the IPM Innovation Lab, in collaboration with ICRISAT-Niger and INRAN-Maradi, rec…
By Mona S. Chaya, Deputy Strategic Programme Leader of “Make Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry more productive and sustainable,” FAO; and Tao Xiang, Food Chain Crisis Policy Advisor, FAO, and Associate Professor, Northeastern University, China
Pests are major causes of crop yield losses. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization…
By Tarun Kanti Bose
Higher temperatures and prolonged dry spells are leading to increased pest attacks, disease outbreaks and lower yields in sugarcane; organic farming could be the best way to cope
Jaikumar Gouda of Khavatakoppa village in Belgaum district of Karnataka is a worried man. Just 10 to 15 years ago, he used to harvest 80 to 90 tonnes of s…
The increase in numbers of alien species does not show any sign of saturation at a global level, an international team of 45 researchers led by scientists from Senckenberg, Germany, and University of Vienna, Austria, has discovered. They found that during the last centuries the number of new introductions has continuously increased worldwide, with more…
A three-day Regional Emergency Meeting discussing new transboundary crop and livestock pests in Southern Africa kicked off today with a call for increased investment in preparedness and response capacities to new and endemic threats in Southern Africa.
The region is experiencing an upsurge of new crop and livestock diseases that are threatening the liv…
In 2017, FAO was at the forefront of supporting countries to tackle the fall armyworm, to reduce the risk of food insecurity among millions of Africans who depend on maize and other crops for their livelihoods. FAO’s technical expertise and ability to leverage its broad technical networks helped guide the response as the pest spread to ne…
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that U.S. cotton is free — after more than 100 years — of the devastating pink bollworm. This pest has cost U.S. producers tens of millions of dollars in yearly control costs and yield losses. Thanks to rigorous control and regulatory activities carried out by the U.S. Department of Agriculture…