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Biopesticides should be preferred over chemical pesticides for fall armyworm control, study suggests
March 2, 2023
Safer-to-use and more environmentally-friendly biopesticides should be preferred to fight the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) pest instead of more harmful chemical pesticides, a new CABI-led study published in the Journal of Pest Science suggests. CABI scientists teamed up with colleagues from Ghana’s CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), the University for…
CABI shares expertise in FAO study paper exploring use of microbial and invertebrate biological control agents
February 23, 2023
CABI scientists have contributed to a new study paper from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) which explores the use of microbial and invertebrate biological control agents (BCAs) to ensure greater global food security. Dr Matthew Cock, Dr Yelitza Colmenarez, Dr Steve Edgington, Dr Hariet Hinz…
Almost all of Africa’s maize crops is at risk from devastating fall armyworm pest, study reveals
February 1, 2023
Almost all of Africa’s maize crop is at risk from the devastating fall armyworm pest (Spodoptera frugiperda) according to new research published in the journal Frontiers in Insect Science. Scientists from the University of Minnesota's GEMS Informatics Center, and CABI’s Dr Roger Day, Global Advisor, Plant Health, have highlighted how…
A quarter century of research into natural enemies to fight invasive phragmites shows early promise
January 31, 2023
CABI is playing a key role as part of a team of international scientists who have spent nearly 25 years researching effective biological control agents to fight invasive phragmites which are considered to be one of Canada’s worst weeds. Two European moths – Archanara neurica and Lenisa geminipuncta – are…
British High Commission checks progress of sensor-based pheromone trap to tackle fall armyworm pest in India
January 24, 2023
The British High Commission in India has checked the progress of a state-of-the-art method for tacking the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) pest with a sensor-based pheromone trap that can be operated remotely anywhere in the world. Senior officials Sarah Fallon, Regional Director, Science and Innovation, and Swati Saxena, Senior Science…
PhD student wins international research award for fight against devastating fall armyworm pest
December 19, 2022
A PhD student – co-supervised by scientists from University of Neuchâtel and CABI in Switzerland – has won an international research award for his investigations to use a natural enemy to tackle the devastating fall armyworm pest. Patrick Fallet, who has been working under the guidance of Professor Ted Turlings…
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