It has not been the best of year for maize farmers in Kenya. The armyworm continuous march and insatiable appetite. The technology by icipe a non-chemical approach is therefore environmental friendly and cost effective management of the pest.
It adopts what most farmers are practicing but now targeted to control armyworm.
Nappier grass-pull, Desmodium – push.
Happily, you will feed your cattle with the two forage, control armyworm among other maize diseases.
More information, visit International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology- icipe