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Fall Armyworm\u00a0(FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda)<\/em>\u00a0is an insect pest that feeds on more than 80 crop species, causing damage to economically important cultivated cereals such as maize, rice, sorghum, and to legumes as well as vegetable crops and cotton.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas and a high infestation can lead to significant yield loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nvoracious, inch-long fall armyworm, the larval form of the armyworm moth, can\nbreed rapidly, spread great distances and is hugely difficult to eradicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The adult moth can move over 100 km per\nnight, this is a precise reason why the infestation has spread across within a\nshort span of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The larva is the damaging stage of the\ninsect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nrecent years the armyworm has ruined agricultural produce across Africa and the\nAmericas, where it originated and has now begun to march across Asia and wipe\nout the crops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In some parts of Africa,\nup to 70% of crops were destroyed by the armyworm, causing as much as $6\nbillion in damage across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall armyworm attack caused Rs 20cr crop loss in Mizoram<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PTI Aizawl | May 07,\n2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The outbreak of Fall\narmyworm has affected maize cultivation in 122 villages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mizoram\ngovernment has informed the Centre about an estimated crop loss of Rs 20 crore\ncaused by an outbreak of the \u2018Fall armyworm\u2019 (FAW) in the state<\/strong>, a\nminister said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\noutbreak caused by Spodoptera Frugiperda, an insect, has affected maize\ncultivation in 1,747.9 hectares in 122 villages, state Agriculture minister C\nLalrinsanga said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nstate government has constituted a Rapid Response Team to monitor the outbreak\nand take measures to mitigate the loss of crops, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile,\nstate Agriculture Department Director Rohmingthanga Colney said that chemical\npesticides and organic ones were being used to kill the worm in maize fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asia on alert as highly destructive fall armyworm spreads<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

21\/03\/19<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

By: Trudy\nHarris<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[BANGKOK] Farmers and authorities throughout Asia need to be vigilant against fall armyworm invasions, after confirmation that the fast-moving pest has spread from India to China and now to South-East Asia, agricultural experts say. \u00a0 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The\nhighly destructive moth (Spodoptera frugiperda<\/em>), native to North and\nSouth America, has been steadily moving\neast since 2016, causing up to US$3 billion worth of damage to maize and other\ncrops in Africa, according to reports.<\/strong> The pest reached India in July last\nyear before hitting Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuring\nthe last 6\u20147 months, fall armyworm has spread from India to China, and will\ncontinue to spread in China. It has reached Myanmar and Thailand and it will\nalso spread to Vietnam sooner or later,\u201d says Hans Dreyer from the\nUN\u2019s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The worm is causing havoc across the fields\nin the Asian countries and has already wiped out the production in American and\nAfrican continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can be an effective solution to this\nmenace?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, C Tech Corporation\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> TermirepelTM<\/sup><\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>can prove to be a boon when the farmers are\ngrappling with armyworm horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TermirepelTM<\/sup><\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>is an anti-termite and insect aversive\nrepellent manufactured by C\nTech Corporation<\/strong><\/a>, India.\nIt is an extremely low toxic and extremely low hazard, non-mutagenic and\nnon-carcinogenic anti-insect aversive based on green technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nproduct works on the mechanism of repellency. It temporarily inhibits the\nmating cycle of the insects. The product impairs the ability of the insects to\nreproduce, that is the insects will not lay eggs or the laid eggs will be\ninfertile. The product causes feeding disruption in an insect by triggering an\nunpleasant reaction within the insect which might try to feed on the\napplication. The product temporarily blocks the reproduction system of the\ninsects by hindering the release of the vital hormones for growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Termirepel™<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>is available in the form of\nMasterbatch, liquid concentrate, lacquer, and wood polish additives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Termirepel™<\/strong><\/a> Masterbatch is specially made\nfor polymeric applications and used as additives in their processing time. It\ncan be incorporated into polymeric applications like agricultural films and\nmulches, irrigation pipes, tree guards, greenhouse films, etc. used for crop\ncultivation purpose. The product can be incorporated into the cables, and other\napplications used for agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Termirepel™<\/strong><\/a> liquid concentrate is to be\nmixed in paints in pre-determined proportion and then applied on the concrete\nfences around farms. It can be used on the interior and exterior of storehouses\nused to store food grains and other agricultural produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Termirepel™<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>lacquer can be directly applied to\napplications such as wooden fences, already installed pipes, wires, cables,\netc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wood polish additive can be mixed with wood polish and then applied on wooden fences and other articles for protection.

TermirepelTM<\/sup> insect repellent spray<\/a><\/strong> can be used to keep these armyworms and other insects from causing damage to the crops and equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The repelling mechanism of the product\nwould debar the worm and other insects that could damage the crops. Thus Termirepel™<\/strong><\/a> is the best protection against\nthese invasive fall armyworms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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