Article Tag: fall armyworm

The impact of the fall armyworm (FAW) pest on maize crops and communities in Sub-Saharan Africa were worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new […]

Biopesticides should be preferred to fight the fall armyworm (FAW, Spodoptera frugiperda) pest instead of more harmful chemical pesticides, a new CABI-led study published in […]

Researchers from Boston’s (US) GreenLight Biosciences and the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia, have announced an agreement to develop a solution to fall armyworm […]

Flavonoids produced by sorghum leaves have shown promising results in combating fall armyworm larvae. When sprayed on the leaves of corn, sorghum flavonoids stunt the […]

A CABI-led study has developed the first forecasting models targeting the larval stages of fall armyworm (FAW). Using near real-time earth observation data and pest […]

In late 2019, Frederic Beudot was named the global lead for Corteva's new dedicated biologicals business unit. This month, we connected with Frederic to learn […]

AgBiTech’s Fawlingen, a naturally occurring caterpillar virus that targets fall armyworm (FAW), has been granted an emergency use permit (EUP) by the Australian Pesticides and […]

Under its Action on Invasives (AoI) program, CABI in Pakistan organized two training sessions for rearing biocontrol agents to manage fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) and […]

In 2018, the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management initiated a biological control approach to combat fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), searching for […]

Garlic, oranges, chilies and sex pheromones are among the potentially viable natural control measures that could be used against fall armyworm in Africa. Fall armyworm […]

IBMA has announced receipt of 15 highly qualified candidate nominations for the Bernard Blum Award in 2018 Agrauxine for the product NEXY, a microbial for […]

Andermatt Biocontrol is developing LITTOVIR for control of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Africa. Fall armyworm has recently been introduced from America to Africa resulting […]

Scientists in Uganda are looking into the possibility of using biological agents to fight the fall armyworm, which ravaged crops especially maize in many parts […]

The first biological insecticide-based on Baculovirus Spodoptera against the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), CartuchoVIT, was launched by Vitae Rural group in Brazil. The product was […]

Russell IPM has developed and tested an effective monitoring system against fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), a fast-spreading pest that has been damaging essential food crops […]

Plant Health Products has obtained an emergency registration in South Africa for Eco-Bb (=Bb- Protec) to be used for the management of fall armyworm (Spodoptera […]

Paine & Partners, LLC announced that it has made a strategic investment in AgBiTech Pty Ltd. The investment gives Paine & Partners a majority stake […]

Paine & Partners, LLC today announced that it has made a strategic investment in AgBiTech Pty Ltd. The investment gives Paine & Partners a majority […]

Australia based AgBiTech has established a research laboratory in the USA, at the University of Missouri Life Science Business Incubator in Columbia, Missouri. The laboratory […]