Armyworm scare unsettles farmers…

AN armyworm outbreak has rattled farmers who are already jittery over an El Niño-induced below normal rainfall season which threatens to blight their crops.
Government yesterday warned farmers to be wary of the deadly African armyworm which will most likely devastate both crop and livestock farmers and has since affected four provinces. 

The pest usually emerges during rain seasons following prolonged drought periods and attacks virtually all cereal crops such as maize, millet, sorghum, rice and wheat.

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