Integrated approach offers fresh arsenal in battle against fall armyworm
25 June 2024
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is investing in the development of an integrated pest management approach to safeguard New Zealand’s maize and sweetcorn industries against fall armyworm.
"We’re collaborating with the Foundation for Arable Research, Process Vegetables NZ, Vegetables NZ Inc, and growers on management and mitigation strategies to help reduce production losses and enhance resilience to this invasive pest," says Biosecurity New Zealand deputy director-general Stuart Anderson.
"Together we’ll develop some really good tools for growers, including establishing surveillance networks on a national scale."