A few cases of infestations were also reported in Mwtate sub-county, but additional detail has not been forthcoming. In Taita Taveta, infestations by 5th and 6th instar larvae at a density of 125 caterpillars per sq meter were observed in 3 locations.
In Kenya, AAW outbreaks were reported in Makueni and Taita Taveta in the southeast part of the country. In Malawi the pest was reported in Phalombe, Neno, Mulanje and Chiradzulu districts of Blantyre ADD attacking 345 ha of maize, 831 ha of rice and 32 ha of pasture. FAW infestations are expected to have caused mild damage to cereal crops in Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique.ĪAW infestations were reported in 11 regions of Tanzania (Morogoro, Arusha, Manyara, Tanga, Dodoma, Lindi, Geita, Katavi, Kilimanjaro, Coastal and Singida). Control operations were carried out by the affected farmers with technical and material support from the MoAs.
The pest was also reported in Masvingo, Mazoe, Gokwe, Lupine and Hwange areas in Zimbabwe and in all eight Agriculture Development Divisions (ADD) in Malawi with the highest infestation reported in Blantyre ADD where 35,983.4 ha of maize were infested in seven districts. Severe FAW infestations were detected in maize fields in all 10 Provinces of Zambia. Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda): FAW infestations continued in Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe where control operations were carried out by the affected farmers with material and technical assistance from their respective Ministries of Agriculture (MoA).Īfrican Armyworm (AAW) ( Spodoptera exempta): AAW outbreaks were reported in Tanzania, Malawi, and Kenya
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