Fall armyworm is a small caterpillar that eats maize plants and causes serious damage if not controlled early. It comes from a moth that lays many eggs on maize leaves, and when the eggs hatch, the baby worms start eating the leaves immediately. They like to hide inside the centre of the maize plant (the whorl), where they are hard to see and hard to kill. As they grow bigger, they eat more and more, making holes in the leaves that look like they were shot with a gun. If many worms attack one fi

In the maize field, the armyworm attack the maize leaves, causing damage to the maize leaves, causing major losses to the maize itself. Maize is damaged by the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiparda

In this video Agronomist Vanessa Mandere talks about methods to control Fall Armyworm and Maize Stalk Borer - two of the most threatening pests to maize crops in Zimbabwe. #farmingzimbabwe #FallArmywormControl #farming #zimfarming | Shumba Group and Coopers