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Displaying 6 of about 6 resultsFarmers are grappling with the most damaging incursion of fall armyworm (FAW) on record, and have likened the destruction to that caused by a bushfire. "Our area was hit pretty heavily with bushfires this season and a lot of the farmers are describing this [as] identical to a bushfire," Queensland grower Cameron Rackemann said.[...]Experts say the invas…
[...]ACP is a serious pest of citrus fruits as it acts as a vector for the bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (citrus greening) and Candidatus Liberibacter americanus (American greening) - the causative agent of citrus greening disease or Huanglongbing (HLB). [...]Dr Boafo said, "As the pest is a new pest, the natural enemies associated wi…
Banana production is a major contributor to Tanzania’s economy, in fact, it is one of the most important crops that bolsters the country’s agribusiness subsector which is projected to grow by 10 percent by 2030 - according to statistics from Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority.At household level, bananas have been part of the people’s dietary…
In response to the outbreak of the coconut rhinoceros beetle in Majuro, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has taken action to mitigate the impact of the pest on food security and the livelihoods of the population.The Marshall Islands government declared a state of emergency after discovering the beetle on the islands in S…
This publication develops a data-driven framework to assess the compound risk of locust outbreaks in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and elucidate the role of climate in locust dynamics. Desert locusts threaten crop production and food security. Spatially synchronized locust outbreaks further exacerbate these crises. Continental-scale understand…
A newly published review of the CABI-led Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) project shows that smallholder farmers in four African countries who received pest alerts created using earth observation data benefitted from reduced crop losses and higher incomes compared to farmers who did not.Crop pests are the major cause of loss of smallholder producti…