Zimbabwe: Army Worm Outbreak Threatens Food Security

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Zimbabwe: Army Worm Outbreak Threatens Food Security
14 January 2013

Harare ? An army worm outbreak threatens to worsen food security in Zimbabwe, where close to 1.6 million people already face food shortages ahead of the March harvest.

According to the Plant Protection Research Institute, the crop-eating caterpillar could spread further as "moist winds blowing into Zimbabwe from the north may bring more moths that will develop into army worm and trigger fresh outbreaks of the pest"...

 

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Zimbabwe: Armyworm Outbreak Destroys Crops
31 January 2013

Masvingo Bureau ? An armyworm outbreak and flooding have destroyed over 10 000 hectares of crops in Masvingo.

The armyworm has destroyed vast tracts of grazing pastures across the province especially in the Masvingo and Zaka districts...