Kenya: One of the most destructive maize pests – the stalk borer – has figured out a way of safely feeding on genetically modified crops even when farmers apply recently recommended strategies in ...

Young common stalk borer larvae are cream-colored with dark purple or brown longitudinal stripes on the thorax and abdomen. A narrow cream dorsal stripe runs from behind the head to the anal plate, ...

Almost all of Africa’s maize crop is at risk from the devastating fall armyworm pest (Spodoptera frugiperda) according to new research published in the journal Frontiers in Insect Science. The ...

Almost all of Africa's maize crop is at risk from the devastating fall armyworm pest (Spodoptera frugiperda) according to new research. Scientists have highlighted how almost the entire African maize ...