Fall Armyworm attack: Deadliest pest epidemic grips India
In nine months, the pest has spread to 10 Indian states causing widespread crop damage. Read more
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Fall Armyworm attack: Rwanda fights it back successfully
The country couldn’t predict the pest attack owing to few resources, but it successfully minimised its impact within a year of identifying it. Here’s the full story
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Fall Armyworm attack: Maharashtra grappling with the chaos
While the deadly pest has infested close to 15 districts of Maharashtra, many farmers lack any knowledge about it. Click here for the full story
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Fall Armyworm attack: Odisha braces itself for the pest
After its attack last year, the state agriculture department issued advisories to all districts and distributed leaflets listing preventive and curative measures. Click here to read more
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'We can contain the pest'
India's temperature and atmospheric conditions are ideal for the spread of Fall Armyworm. Here’s the full interview
Fall Armyworm attack: 'It is the biggest pest attack ever'
The worm prefers maize, but its diet comprises up to 300 plant species, including vegetables and ornamental plants. To read more, click here
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Fall Armyworm attack: Desperation pushes Kenya farmers to danger
Overall, 43 of 47 counties in Kenya reported the presence of FAW, indicating that about 80 per cent of Kenya’s crops-producing landmass was under invasion. Here’s the full story
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Fall Armyworm attack: Uganda’s concerted efforts at curbing infestation
The spread of FAW is alarmingly high in Uganda but the African country is also looking at every possible solution to fight the infestation. Read more
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Fall Armyworm attack: Ethiopia wakes up as pest wreaks havoc
The authorities are distributing chemicals and disseminating information to farmers and the general public. Click here to read more
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Fall Armyworm attack: The damage done
The deadly but little understood crop pest, poses a threat to food security and livelihoods of millions as it ravages crops in Africa and now Asia. Here’s more
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Fall Armyworm attack: ‘Eastern India more vulnerable to infestation’
Warmer temperatures increase the metabolism and reproductive rates of the pest. For the full story, click here
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Fall Armyworm attack: Dependence on maize hits Telangana farmers hard
Monocropping maize prepared a ground for the pest attack in the state. Here’s the full story
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Fall Armyworm attack: Low maize yield reduces cattle feed
While farmers say their cereal production has dropped to half, officials claim the pest’s effect on the state is minimal. Read the full story here
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Fall Armyworm attack: Maize farmers in Bastar become clueless victims
A good crop the last time is motivating farmers to up the stakes, but they are unaware of the looming danger. Here’s the entire story
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India Environment Portal Resources :
- Forecasting the global extent of invasion of the cereal pest Spodoptera frugiperda, the fall armyworm
- Nonsensical choices? Fall armyworm moths choose seemingly best or worst hosts for their larvae, but neonate larvae make their own choices
- First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), natural enemies from Africa
- A climate-adapted push-pull system effectively controls fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith), in maize in East Africa
- The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae); first report of new invasive pest in maize fields of Gujarat, India
- Adaptive potential of Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) limits Bt Trait durability in Brazil
- First report of outbreaks of the Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a new alien invasive pest in west and central Africa
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