National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has assured farmers in western Kenya that genetically modified (GMO) maize is resistant to fall armyworms. The state agency said GM maize is also resistant to other ...

In 2019, Christophe Rwisumbura, a farmer from Nasho Sector in Nyagatare District, lost 65 per cent of his maize harvest, estimated at around seven tonnes , due to fall armyworms that had broken out ...

Infestation of the fall armyworm (FAW), a destructive pest, has been reported in several parts of Himachal Pradesh, posing a serious threat to maize crops and causing concern among farmers across ...

Fall armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda, can damage several important Kansas crops as well as pasture, turf, and home landscaping, and are currently being reported across the state in various crops and ...

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 ...

South Carolinians might notice some fuzzy new visitors munching on their lawns this month. The spodotera frugiperda is actually a moth caterpillar, but its propensity to feed in large numbers in the ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Justus Suchi dries maize at Elukaka village in Butere. [File, Standard] National Biosafety ...