Malawi Tells Farmers Not to Panic Over Armyworms
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Malawi Tells Farmers Not to Panic Over Armyworms January 03, 2017 1:13 PM Lameck Masina An agriculture extension worker in Zambia inspects maize fields in the wake of an armyworm invasion. (Courtesy – Derrick Sinjela in Zambia) BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Officials in Malawi say they are on high alert for a possible invasion of armyworms which have attacked crops in neighboring Zambia. The country is spraying pesticides in an effort to halt the spread. Armyworms are caterpillars that feed on green pastures and cereal crops like maize, a staple food in Zambia and Malawi. The worms invaded Zambian maize crops last...