Current status: FAW populations continue to develop across New Zealand. Northland awaits the third main moth flight of the season, with the key time for scouting and decision-making approaching. Maize grain and sweetcorn growers should be particularly vigilant during this period....
Fall armyworm numbers continue to rise as the season progresses, with the top half of Northland in particular beginning to see levels that would require chemical intervention. Read more in this week's update....
FAW second generation begins. This update provides the latest regional findings, pest dynamics, and management recommendations....
Fall armyworm has been found at one property, in a sweetcorn crop near Nelson. Further finds have been confirmed in several locations across Northland. Contact your local agronomist for advice as local knowledge is key to effective management....
Fall armyworm finds have been confirmed in several locations across Northland, find out more in this fall armyworm update. ...
Fall armyworm updates are back for the 2024/25 season. Read it here. ...
The latest update of fall armyworm finds and response in New Zealand in the 2023/24 season. ...
The latest update of fall armyworm finds and response in New Zealand in the 2023/24 season. ...
FAW has been found in two Canterbury sweetcorn paddocks. In all, there have been 108 confirmed reports from Northland, Westland, Tasman, Bay of Plenty, Auckland, Waikato, Marlborough, and now Canterbury, in the 2023/24 growing season. ...