Assessing the African armyworm

The African armyworm is the caterpillar of the moth Spodoptera exempta which occurs mainly in Africa. It feeds almost exclusively on cereals and grasses and occasionally on sedges. It is a serious pest of maize, sorghum, millet, rice and wheat and,...

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Autor principal: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Formato: News Item
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1994
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49378
Descripción
Sumario:The African armyworm is the caterpillar of the moth Spodoptera exempta which occurs mainly in Africa. It feeds almost exclusively on cereals and grasses and occasionally on sedges. It is a serious pest of maize, sorghum, millet, rice and wheat and,...