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Could this white fungus stop the march of the pest fall armyworm in its tracks? ThuThursday 4 FebFebruary 2021 at 1:08am This image shows two fall armyworms infested with the fungus Nomuraea Rileyi in a corn crop. ( Print text only Key points: Fall armyworm is known to feed on up to 350 plant species, including maize, sorghum and rice The exotic pest was first discovered in Australia in January 2020 in the Torres Strait islands A graduate agronomist has discovered a worm-eating fungus that could provide growers with a valuable biological control But the white coating is actually a pathogenic ...

Provivi receives regulatory approval for Pherogen SPOFR in Kenya February 1, 2021 Damaged corn cob Pherogen™ SPOFR, pheromone dispenser offers a preventive, effective, and safe technology to control Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Kenya By adopting the Pherogen SPOFR solution, farmers in Kenya now have a tool enabling them to rethink the way to protect their crops from damaging insect pest populations” Provivi ® Inc (“Provivi”), an emerging crop protection company using pheromones to protect crops from major damaging insects, proudly announces regulatory approval of “Phero...

Share this article Share this article FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AgBiTech, a crop protection company focusing on science-based biological crop protection with teams around the world, has launched its Australia, Brazil, USA and Global websites detailing its products, activities and partnerships in various regions in the world, including Africa and South Asia. While AgBiTech has a strong research program to continually develop innovative biological insect control solutions, the websites now allow users to access and fully understand the power of effective biological insec...

GIEWS Country Brief: Ghana 28-January-2021 Format Above‑average cereal import requirements forecast in 2020/21 Prices of maize follow mixed trends, but remain high on yearly basis Food assistance needed for vulnerable people Cereal production in 2020 estimated at above ‑ average levels Harvesting activities of millet, sorghum, rainfed rice and main season maize crops have finalized, while the harvesting of the second season maize crops is still ongoing and will be completed by end‑January. Support from the Government in terms of provision of improved seeds, fertilizers, extension servic...

This is a continuation of the previous article written by me, published in The Island on 19 Jan 2021. (Fall Armyworm: Strategies for Effective Management). I also wrote about this pest in 2019 and I have emphasised the following: The Fall armyworm – FAW (Spodoptera frugiperda known as sena caterpillar) female is a strong flier capable of flying more than 100 KMs per day, nearly 500Km of flying during lifetime, depositing 1500 eggs an average. The other factors that are centered on FAW are: FAW consumes many different crops but prefers Maize; also it spreads quickly across large geographica...