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FAW Guidance Notes
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4/20/2019 4:57:14 PM -

A note from John Wightman

There are 5 FAO position papers that are mainly for Africa but fill out the brief report I sent you. They do show pictures of FAW which tell you that the caterpillar are like muddy coloured S. litura and that the moths have …

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Fall Armyworm: Summary of FAO Bangkok Meeting
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4/11/2019 8:30:54 AM -
As members will know, the FAO held a Fall Armyworm in Asia: Consultative Meeting in Bangkok 20-22 March 2019.
John Wightman was invited to attend the meeting based on his extensive experience dealing with Spodoptera lituraand other …
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CABI’s latest ‘weapon’ in the fight against devastating crop pests showcased at Commission on Phytosanitary Measures
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4/11/2019 6:59:48 AM -

CABI The Plantwise Blog https://blog.plantwise.org/2019/04/10/cabis-latest-weapon-in-the-fight-against-devastating-crop-pests-showcased-at-commission-on-phytosanitary-measures/ By Wayne Coles CABI’s latest ‘weapon’ in the fight against …

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FAO guide outlines how to protect forests from invasive insects
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4/6/2019 6:28:10 AM -

FAO http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1187397/icode/

Classic biological control offers a tested, inexpensive and pesticide-free approach to battling alien pathogens

4 April 2019, Rome/Beirut - Bugs such as the Winter moth and Asian Chestnut …
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Asia on alert as highly destructive fall armyworm spreads
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4/4/2019 9:03:51 AM -

SciDevNet https://www.scidev.net/global/agriculture/news/asia-on-alert-as-highly-destructive-fall-armyworm-spreads-1x.html

Speed read

  • Alert sounded across Asia for invasions of the fall armyworm pest
  • In January the pest invaded China’s southern Yunnan …
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Fall armyworm in Africa: communicating out of a crisis
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11/5/2018 5:55:20 PM -

CABI The Invasives Blog https://blog.invasive-species.org/2018/10/29/fall-armyworm-in-africa-communicating-out-of-a-crisis/ Take a quick look at the map of the fall armyworm invasion. It gives you a good feel for the number of smallholder …

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FAO rolls out technology to fight Fall Armyworm
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10/24/2018 3:20:27 PM -

PML Daily NEWS

FAO rolls out technology to fight Fall Armyworm

ByDAVID MAFABI | PML Daily Senior Staff Writer Posted on August 15, 2018

MUKONO – After using a temporary pesticide combination to fight against fall armyworm, Farmers in many …

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FAO rolls out technology to fight Fall Armyworm
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10/1/2018 2:16:00 PM -

PML http://www.pmldaily.com/news/2018/08/fao-rolls-out-technology-to-fight-fall-armyworm.html

 By DAVID MAFABI | PML Daily Senior Staff Writer

MUKONO – After using a temporary pesticide combination to fight against fall armyworm, Farmers in …

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Seeking indigenous innovations for managing Fall Armyworm (FAW) in Africa
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8/19/2018 9:48:35 AM -
Dear Partners in GFAR, 

The Fall Armyworm, a very invasive insect pest, has spread rapidly since its arrival in African 2 years ago and now covers almost all of Sub-Saharan Africa. Feeding most destructively on maize, but also on sorghum and …

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Sub-Saharan farmers to fight Fall Armyworm with mobile phone app
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7/9/2018 7:22:55 AM -

FreshPlaza http://www.freshplaza.com/article/197427/Sub-Saharan-farmers-to-fight-Fall-Armyworm-with-mobile-phone-app Recently, the fight by sub-Saharan farmers against the Fall Armyworm, which has devastated crops and threatened food security for …

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