HALTING THE MARCH OF THE ARMYWORM: FUNGUS DISCOVERY OFFERS HOPE TO AFRICAN FARMERS
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| Source | Latest linked headline | Age |
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| World news | The Guardian | HALTING THE MARCH OF THE ARMYWORM: FUNGUS DISCOVERY OFFERS HOPE TO AFRICAN FARMERS | 54 mins ago |
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South African scientist’s breakthrough research shows soil fungus could be used in fight against devastating crop pest Hearing about fields full of dead caterpillars enveloped in a mysterious white substance intrigued… Something was killing off the African armyworm – one of the most devastating pests for farmers in east and southern Africa.
World news | The Guardian reports that south African scientist’s breakthrough research shows soil fungus could be used in fight against devastating crop pest Hearing about fields full of dead caterpillars enveloped in a mysterious white substance intrigued…
The report adds: Something was killing off the African armyworm – one of the most devastating pests for farmers in east and southern Africa.
The white substance was a naturally occurring fungus and it was wiping out the caterpillar, which gained its name from its march-like advance through fields of crops.
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