Journey of the Fall Armyworm

Fall Armyworm has infested crops in over 50 countries across two continents in just over two years

Fall Armyworm attack: Odisha braces itself for the pest

After its attack last year, the state agriculture department issued advisories to all districts and distributed leaflets listing preventive and …

Will contract farming law relieve agrarian distress?

Although the proposed law promises to alleviate the suffering of India’s farmers, it needs a research-backed approach 

New centre to help farmers become climate resilient

The centre would focus on real-time structured surveillance for insect-pests and diseases using GPS-tagging techniques

Pest warning

Climate change is influencing migratory patterns and evolution in pests, threatening our food basket

Threat for Bhagalpur's mango growers: Red banded mango caterpillar

This is the second consecutive year that the pest has affected the mango crop in Bhagalpur and surrounding areas, known for its famous Zardalu brand

At least 40% global crops lost to pests every year: FAO

Invasive pests cost countries at least $70 billion annually, among main drivers of biodiversity loss 

Fall Armyworm attack: Maharashtra grappling with the chaos

While the deadly pest has infested close to 15 districts of Maharashtra, many farmers lack any knowledge about it

Fall Armyworm attack: Desperation pushes Kenya farmers to danger

Overall, 43 of 47 counties in Kenya reported the presence of FAW, indicating that about 80 per cent of Kenya’s crops-producing landmass was …

Alien pest invades farmlands in Africa, destroys crops in more than 10 countries

Unlike the native pest, the fall armyworm from the Americas is harder to detect and eradicate

Wheat blast: A fungus that spread to three continents can threaten food security globally

Magnaporthe oryzae fungus was first reported in South America, from where it independently spread to Asia and Africa

African ministers call for accelerating actions towards achieving food security

They advocated mainstreaming cross-cutting issues such as gender, nutrition and climate change post-COVID-19

The hopper bands in Wayanad are not locusts

A member of IUCN’s grasshopper specialist group explains the truth about the infestation in Pulpally, Wayanad

Rajasthan Locust Attack: Pests plus lockdown leave farmers in a soup

Destruction of the cotton crop, unsold rabi crops like wheat and barley and lack of help from the government making things worse for farmers

Winged wonders: We should not resent bats, because we need them

The pandemic has magnified fear of bats, but their conservation is crucial to prevent such events from arising again

Moneymakers

Altered to kill

Eaten out of

Targeting hoppers

GRENADA

Pest attack

Forests in Himachal Pradesh are under attack from a deadly pest

Frightening omission

Pushing out pests

PESTERING ISSUE

Peaches and pests

Peach oil may replace some dangerous human-made compounds used for pest control