Li-Meng Yen, who fled China in the wake of COVID-19, warns that Chinese scientists in the U.S. have sworn to help the Chinese ...

The Chinese attempts this year to smuggle pathogens may be only the latest incidents in a Chinese campaign to bring down American agriculture.

IN a bold move to safeguard national food security, the government has grabbed the pest threat by the horns investing billion shillings in a state-of-the-art aircraft designed specifically for ...

An entomologist says farmers should be scouting fields for true army worms since there have been an inordinate number of moth flights to the Midwest. Emily Bick with the University of Wisconsin says, ...

Flies that lay eggs on cocoons followed the caterpillars. An army of forest tent caterpillars swarm the yards of residents in Lakewood Township near Duluth in May 2000.

These worms primarily feed on grasses, but can also affect grains such as maize and millet. Pastures are particularly vulnerable; for instance, when kikuyu grass is attacked, it releases cyanide ...

Sowrysaid this was not good news because fall army worm infestations could result in maize crop production loss of as much as 50%. Advertisement Advertise with NZME. Advertisement Advertise with NZME.

Official sources said that FAW prevalence was spotted among maize crops in Thirumangalam, Kallupatti, Peraiyur and Sedapatti villages. Image of maize crops used for representative purpose.

For years, maize farmers across Ghana and by extension the African continent have had to battle a common enemy on their farms, the fall army worms. Striped greyish-green caterpillars with dark ...

Army of worms brought on by Hurricane Debby causing costly damage to lawns Worms infestations are one of the many effects some homeowners are feeling weeks after Debby moved through central North ...

Army worms march through Hart County By Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 ...