Tag: pests
Beheer rotte en muise op plase
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Hoewel ons nie in ’n staat van builepes verkeer nie, is die rotbevolking in Suid-Afrika besig om met rasse...
Update on potato tuber moth in South Africa
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
Potato tuber moth remains a concern to many potato producers in South Africa’s key production areas. This pest causes...
Rodents in poultry housing: A multi-faceted plan of attack
Three different rodent species are usually encountered on a poultry farm. They are Rattus rattus or the roof rat, Rattus norvegicus or the brown...
Fall armyworm: How a climate model can help
The
fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), which originates from South
America, is an invasive alien insect known for causing devastation in many a
cropland. This tropical or subtropical...
African armyworm control in South Africa
An information piece on the website of the Agricultural Research Council (ARC), supplied by Information Core for Southern African Migrant Pests (ICOSAMP), shares important...
