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New study unravels the mechanisms through which the icipe push-pull technology conquers the fall armyworm

New study unravels the mechanisms through which the icipe push-pull technology conquers the fall armyworm, currently one of the most devastating and difficult pests in Africa

In 2016, the fall armyworm, a destructive moth that causes devastating damage to over 100 plant species, including cereals and horticultural crops, was reported for the first time in Africa. Initially confirmed in Nigeria, the pest has spread rapidly, rampaging its way across the continent, defying most control attempts, leaving farmers, governments and other stakeholders helpless. So intense and relentless is the pest’s damage that some countries, like Rwanda, incorporated defence forces into its management. By 2020, the fall armyworm had caused an average annual loss of 36 percent in maize production alone; and a total economic loss of USD 200 million, in Africa.

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