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First fall armyworm identifications for the season
The first positive identifications of fall armyworm for the 2022/23 season have been confirmed in Auckland and Northland....
Fall armyworm update (November)
The latest news on fall armyworm for November 2022....
Issue 219 Crop Action
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....
Fall armyworm identification fact sheet
Read the latest fact sheet from Plant & Food Research on identifying fall armyworm, as of May 2023....
Fall armyworm update and management thresholds
Activities are underway to detect the presence of fall armyworm across key sites and information about damage thresholds for fall armyworm management have been sourced from Australia....
Fall armyworm information available now
The fall armyworm (FAW) response is continuing with Biosecurity NZ urging grower to keep looking for this pest. Biosecurity NZ have also released a range of information sheets and brochures to help growers identify FAW and understand its potential impacts. See end of article below for links to these documents....
Fall armyworm update: 22 July
MPI Biosecurity NZ has received 322 enquiries related to fall armyworm as of 22 July 2022. There are now a total of 27 confirmed detections (increase of one since last update); 24 infested properties + 1 location of interest. ...
Report fall armyworm!
Biosecurity New Zealand and primary sector partners are continuing to respond to the discovery of fall armyworm and thank all farmers and growers for keeping an eye out and reporting signs of this moth pest....
Fall armyworm in Waikato
North Island sweetcorn and maize growers should be keeping an eye out for fall armyworm, which has now been identified in Waikato....