Although this suggestion may bring back some bad memories of the 2021 fall armyworm outbreak, it is time to scout for fall armyworm. Ohio State University Extension has implemented a statewide insect ...

Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an invasive agricultural pest, which first hit West Africa in 2016 and quickly spread across the continent. Experts have now found that the pest’s impact on ...

A review, conducted by CABI scientist Dr Marc Kenis suggests that the parasitoid Eiphosoma laphygmae is likely to be the best classical biological control from the Americas against the devastating ...

CAMPINAS, Brazil and OXFORD, England, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxitec Ltd, a leading developer of biological pest control solutions, announces the successful completion of the second large-scale ...

It’s an active year for these pests in parts of the Southeast. Clint Waltz, PhD, is a turfgrass extension specialist at the University of Georgia. Fall armyworms cannot survive winters in most of the ...

Complaints about fall armyworm numbers on Arkansas farms have dropped off after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted a temporary registration exemption earlier this month allowing farmers ...

Scientist B.M. Prasanna urges India to enhance biosecurity measures against invasive pests like fall armyworm at an ...

A new partnership in South Sudan is combatting Fall Armyworm, an insect that can cause significant damage to crops, including maize and sorghum. With more than half of South Sudan’s current population ...

An increasing number of battles against fall armyworms are being reported around the state, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts are recommending forage producers be prepared to fight ...

A CABI-led study has revealed that participation in the Zambia Farmer Input Subsidy Program (FISP)—particularly the flexible e-voucher system—encourages synthetic pesticide use at the expense of ...