Drought-stricken Zimbabwean farmers are facing a second crisis: an outbreak of invasive caterpillars fueled by the same extreme weather. The fall armyworm hatches from moth eggs with a ferocious ...

More than 15,800 farmers in Copperbelt Province have had their fields infested by fall armyworm, affecting approximately ...

“I have never seen anything this bad,” John Holland told Channel 9′s Hannah Goetz. He’s gotten a firsthand look at the fall armyworm fiasco hitting Union County and its surrounding areas. He pointed ...

Fall armyworm larvae and adult moths have been reported across the High Plains in various summer crops and pastures and can cause substantial damage to plants. Unlike true armyworms, fall armyworms ...

Welcomed by green rows of maize-an indication of a bumper harvest in Maikua village, Kithangaini location, Mwala constituency, Machakos County, which is a dry area-at Josephat Mutwota's farm, one ...

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 ...

Weather conditions have been perfect the last week or so to produce the fall armyworm. These outbreaks occur following a rain and cooler temperatures. The fall armyworm gets its name from the ...

Over 15,800 farmers in Zambia’s Copperbelt Province battle a fall armyworm outbreak that has already ravaged 10,000 hectares of cropland.

In 2021, Kentucky was one of many states that were impacted by a historic outbreak of fall armyworms. That year marked perhaps the worst year for the pest since the 1970s and has inspired fear and ...

First detected in Africa in 2016, Western Asia in 2019, and mainland Europe in 2023, the polyphagous fall armyworm (FAW) poses a significant threat to European agriculture. Since 2019, it has been ...

Farmers in Elgeyo Marakwet County are in shock as the Fall Army Worm mercilessly feast on their maize plantations.The agrarians are now appealing for the government to investigate the widely spreading ...