armyworms
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Features
Malawi’s new-found love: Crop diseases (Part One)
In a ‘normal’ planting season, the crop fields— from the districts of Nkhotakota to Mchinji, Nsanje to Chitipa— look almost…
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National
Fall armyworm attacks 206,000 hectares
The fall armyworm continues to wreak havoc in maize, millet and sorghum fields in the country, with latest figures showing…
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National
Fall armyworms destroy crops in Blantyre
The fall armyworms have attacked over 2,000 hectares in Blantyre, Blantyre District Agriculture Development Division (ADD) said yesterday. District Agriculture…
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Editorial Comment
Government has gone to sleep on armyworms
It is not surprising that the government has not swiftly responded to the threat that the armyworms pose despite the…
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National
The fall armyworm scare
The invasion of Fall Army Worms pose present danger to Malawi’s staple crop and is alarmingly becoming clear that more…
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Features
Fall armyworms’ last meal
In 2015/16 agricultural season, Malawi was in the throes of disasters which left large swathes of the country in need…
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Features
Fall armyworm: farmer’s worst nightmare
Some are calling it ‘Chamdonthi’ while others call it ‘Muononga’ and in English it is called fall armyworm. It is…
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National
Armyworms attack 25,700 hectares
The Ministry of Agriculture has disclosed that fall armyworms have attacked 25,700 hectares which are under irrigation farming. However, the…
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National
Government launches armyworm campaign
Government has launched ‘Fall Armyworm Sensitisation Campaigns’ to address the problem of fall armyworm outbreak. The first outbreak was reported…
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National
Armyworms attack winter crops
Irrigation farmers in Mangochi have appealed to authorities to identify pesticides that can eradicate the fall armyworms and other pests…
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