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Phys.Org
by Zhang Nannan, Chinese Academy of SciencesMaize (Zea mays) is an important food, feed, and bioenergy crop that plays a pivotal strategic role in food security, while insect pests seriously affect the yield and quality of maize. …
PreventionWebb https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/67476?&a=email&utm_source=pw_email
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By Manupriya
Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01867-3
By Andrew Silver A hungry caterpillar that ravages crops is advancing across China and threatening the nation’s vast supply of maize. Scientists are investigating ways to minimize the damage …
FreshPlaza https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9110202/fall-armyworm-now-in-15-of-china-s-provinces/
USDA GAIN report The Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), a crop-eating pest first detected in China in January 2019 has now spread across 15 Chinese …
A group of scientists have confirmed the first report of an …
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The Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiferda), a New World pest, since its introduction to Nigeria in 2016, it has spread to most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen in the Middle East and India in South Asia.
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By Sara Hendery. From Entomology Today.
Scientists from the International Crops Research Institute …
CABI’s experts in the biological control of agricultural pests and diseases have conducted the first major study of potential biological controls that could be used in the fight against the devastating fall armyworm which recently arrived in Africa. …
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