date:Oct 30, 2018
r the agricultural output of not just India but the rest of Asia, particularly China, the worlds second largest producer of maize, if it migrates further east.
The scientists found the larvae of the fall armyworm feeding on maize in every one of the five southern Karnataka districts they surveyed--Chikkaballapur, Hassan, Davanagere, Shivamogga and Chitradurga. In some fields in Chikkaballapur, the pest had affected more than 7 in 10 plants, which led to a nationwide pest alert.
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