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Farmers in Nigeria, the first country where Fall Armyworm (FAW) was detected in Africa in 2016, will soon get access to a biological tool that will prevent an infestation of the invasive pest. The product which is called Fawligen belongs to the new IRAC mode of action Group 31 (host-specific occluded pathogenic viruses). It contains a nucleopolyhedrovirus specific to the Fall Armyworm pest and has been undergoing several regulatory trials and evaluations across several African countries since early 2018. To ensure that farmers in Nigeria which has the largest maize acreage in Africa of 5 mill...

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. AgBiTech and GAIL enter distribution agreement for Fawligen biological control for Fall Armyworm in Nigeria January 8, 2021 GMT LAGOS, Nigeria and DALLAS, Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmers in Nigeria, the first country where Fall Armyworm (FAW) was detected in Africa in 2016, will soon get access to a biological tool that will prevent an infestation of the invasive pest. The product which is called Fawligen belongs to the new IRAC mode of action Group 31 (host-specific occluded pathogenic viruses). ...

Premium Content Subscriber only There is a new bioweapon in the arsenal to fight against a small pest with a "voracious" appetite for Queensland's agricultural crops. Native to the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, fall armyworm arrived on Australian shores at the beginning of 2020 and has since been detected in Emerald, Clermont, Mackay and Dysart. It eats more than 350 plant species including sugarcane, vegetables, sorghum, pastures and wheat. The Agricultural and Fisheries Department has been given the green light to import Fawligen, a biopesticide which infects the cat...

Sena caterpillar menace hits eight provinces Sena caterpillar menace hits eight provinces Written by Share: COLOMBO (News1st): The Fall Army Worm, locally dubbed the Sena caterpillar, that has threatened the existence of cultivations in the country has spread across eight provinces. The caterpillar that initially invaded corn fields has now destroyed pumpkin, bean and radish cultivations as well. “We have pawned our jewellery and cultivated across 5 acres of land. How can we repay our debt?” one farmer queried. The infestation of the Brown Hopper Pest in 1972 was resolved by the then g...

Country-Level, Qualitative Data For 2020 Expose The Covid-19 Status In Sri Lanka 1. A year after Covid-19 emerged, the Sri Lanka country statistics and data for year 2020 indicate that Covid-19 is milder than seasonal influenza, as is the case in other tropical countries like Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Bangladesh or Tanzania. The number of deaths due to Covid-19 and related co-morbidities in 2020 in Sri Lanka was 204, although in a normal year between 4,000 and 6000 people die of influenza co-morbidities annually in Sri Lanka[1]. 2. Yet, economically, socially and politically devastating Curfe...