Virgie Abaoag, an onion grower, recalled how her former employer suffered three consecutive losses due to armyworms and has now switched to planting corn. “Imbes na sibuyas na naman—wala na, sumuko na ...

Of those, flea beetles were once again top concern for canola, the provincial entomologist said during Manitoba Ag Days held ...

The country’s rice stockpile increased by 6.4 percent as of Jan. 1 from the past year due to the more aggressive buying policy of the government, while corn inventory ...

North West and the central Free State province account for the bulk of South Africa’s corn output. “If this pest is indeed the fall armyworm, it could be disastrous, particularly to maize ...

Distor also noted that the number of tobacco farmers grew as corn planters struggled to deal with fall armyworms which prompted them to shift to planting tobacco instead. “Corn is currently ...

MANILA: The Philippines’ rice stockpile increased by 6.4 per cent as of Jan. 1 from the past year due to the more aggressive ...

Some corn growers nationwide shifted to tobacco farming last year due to the presence of fall army worm, thus contributing to expanded tobacco planted area and production, Philippine Tobacco ...

Distor also said those planting corn moved to tobacco instead because of the continued threat of fall armyworm, a destructive pest that can cause massive damage to different crops including corn.

It is also important not to confuse FAW with other maize pests, particularly Cosmopolitan armyworm and corn earworm which can also cause damage. Overuse of chemicals can disrupt beneficial insects ...