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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureFAW Guidance Note 1 - Reduction of human health and the environmental risks of pesticides used for control of Fall Armyworm 2018This guidance note provides information on avoiding the use of highly harzardous pesticides (HHPs), which HHPs have been used to combat Fall Armyworm, and alternatives to the use of HHPs, such as biopesticides to manage Fall Armyworm.
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Book (stand-alone)Manual / guideAfrican armyworm technical manual 2025
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No results found.The African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta Walker, Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a destructive transboundary pest in eastern Africa, with outbreaks typically following prolonged drought during the rainy season. Its caterpillars severely damage staple cereal crops such as maize, millet, sorghum, rice, wheat, teff, and barley, as well as sugarcane seedlings and pasture grasses. This poses a significant threat to food security and economic stability, particularly for resource-poor farmers in the region.Agricultural losses from S. exempta are frequently severe, ranging from 9 percent at the early whorl stage (four leaves) to complete crop failure at the pre-tassel stage. In 2022, five eastern African countries – Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda – experienced notable outbreaks. Effective monitoring and surveillance, conducted routinely due to the pest’s multiple generations, are critical for timely control.This technical manual provides essential guidance for extension service providers and farmer communities to manage African armyworm in smallholder cropping systems. It includes modules on pest identification, life cycle, regional distribution, data collection, reporting, and community-based monitoring and forecasting. The manual equips users with tools for monitoring, forecasting, and control while allowing for updates incorporating new technologies and best practices. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureRegional Workshop on Fall Armyworm Management in Near East and North Africa Region
Cairo, Egypt 3-4 October, 2022
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No results found.Integrated pest management (IPM) steps have been implemented as a part of the FAO project Emergency preparedness and response to strengthen the capacities of NENA countries to mitigate the risk of Fall Armyworm (FAW) in the region TCP/RAB/3803. Four demonstration fields were designed in each Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine to apply the biorational insecticides proposed by FAO in the inception workshop. At the early stages of the corn crop growth in the interval between 10-45 days after seeding, we suggested monitoring the fall armyworm by using pheromone traps. Once 3-5 males captured the first bioinsecticide Bacillus thuringiensis applied to the early plant stage (10-25 days after emergence) followed by Emamectin benzoate and Insect Growth Regulator (IGR) Lufenuron or any registered similar product. The same products plus Indoxacarb could be applied and interchanged are possible. Yield results were calculated and compared with the farmer fields following the conventional insecticides as a control. Following the 6 IPM steps farmers, facilitators, and technicians easily achieved very significant results when used with good agricultural practices by farmers. Avoiding using insecticides in the maturity stage was a substantial message to the farmers and also applying entomopathogenic fungi and natural enemies when available.
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No Thumbnail AvailableFrom Shelf to Screen: Digitizing the FAO Library for Future Generations 2025
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