Local millers wary of SA armyworm attack
Friday, February 03, 2017
Anxious: Mwaba
According to the association’s chairman, Nkosi Mwaba the new season harvest is under threat of infestation by what is suspected to be the fall armyworm, which is reported to be rampant in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi.
“It has also reportedly made its way into South Africa as reported in the Limpopo, Free State and North West areas,” he said.
According to both the acting director of Veterinary Services, Kobedi Segale and acting Lands and Agriculture minister, Edwin Dikoloti, the virus currently raging through the North-East mostly likely first entered the country during the festive season.From the “unprecedented” number of cases picked in testing last week, it is likely that cattle and other livestock could have been infected last year, without being reported.Animal health...