Armyworms Archives

Early detection vital to fighting armyworms

Jul 06, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 2 &

Malawi has been told to raise awareness to educate farmers on how to detect armyworms early in order to fight the pest. Vice president for Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Dr Joe Devries… ...

Malawian farmers urged to plant early to deal with armyworms

May 31, 2017 Martha Chikoti 1 &

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has asked farmers in the country to plant early to minimise the risk of having their farms getting affected by armyworms. This was said at a regional… ...

Malawi seeks Brazil’s intervention on armyworms

May 11, 2017 Luke Bisani 31 &

Malawi will send experts to Brazil to learn how to control armyworms, government has said. This comes after maize fields across the country were attacked by armyworms. Although many farmers got bumper yields in Malawi… ...

Malawi Govt. says armyworms will not affect harvest

Mar 14, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 1 &

Government has assured Malawians that the country will still realise a good harvest despite armyworms attacking some maize fields. Deputy director of crop development in the ministry of agriculture Bartholomew Ngauma said some crops have… ...