Pest Alert: Media Release
Preliminary interim guide for the use of agricultural chemicals to control infestations suspected to be Fall Army Worm
February 6, 2017
Report on status of the invasive pest, Fall Army Worm
February 6, 2017
Pest Alert: Detection of a new pest caterpillar for the first time in South Africa
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) received several reports from farmers of an unidentified Lepidoptera pest causing damage to maize between 16 and 27 January 2017. However the pest was observed on maize by some South African producers since December 2016.
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