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Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 09:58 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Dec 16, Colombo: The Fall Armyworm caterpillar menace is reported to be causing severe damage to maize crops in many areas of the island. The aboriginal people of Dambana are also severely affected by the caterpillar menace. Maize cultivation in Wewatta, Kukulapola, Akiriyankumbura, Pelanpele, Gurukumbura and many other villages in the Dambana and Ama areas has been invaded by the fall armyworm caterpillars. Adivasi leader Vishwakeerthi Wanaspathi Wanniyalaththo speaking to the media in this regard said that although t...

Credit: Gurjit Singh Tifton, Georgia: A study out of the University of Georgia sought to determine the level of host plant resistance that can be assured by several promising experimental bermudagrass genotypes against potential damages committed by the fall armyworm. Researchers Gurjit Singh, Shimat Joseph, and Brian Schwartz evaluated 14 different varieties of new bermudagrasses to determine their comparative levels of host resistance in the laboratory, and they published their findings in the article "Screening Newly Developed Bermudagrasses for Host Plant Resistance against Fall Armyworm...

Editor — December 13, 2020 comments off By Steven Nsamaza; Real time crop water requirement from irrigation and trapping pests to reduce the use of pesticides, are some of the latest smart green technologies that Rwanda Development Organisation (RDO) introduced to farmers in Kagitumba, Nyagatare District on Friday, December 11, 2020. The new green technologies introduced are BazaFarm and RindaFarm devices to be used by farmers save and raise productivity. BazaFarm device has moisture and temperature monitoring sensors for crop water requirement linked to telephone to provide real-time d...