Pests

Pest is an organism that is a nuisance to crops. It can cause the eventual loss of the crop if it is not tackled …

Melons are always attacked by fungal diseases such as powdery and downy mildew.  At least spray once a week in the dry season and …

Joseph Male, a vegetable farmer advises farmers to keeps doors closed while they are in the nursery.

By Samuel Amanyire Farmers in the Mubuku irrigation scheme are currently yielding low and poor tomato harvests due to pests and diseases. Huzayfa Turyamureba …

Rec, Albania | AFP | Thursday The northern Albanian village of Rec is locked in a life or death battle with a tiny wasp.  Beautiful but impoverished, its villagers …

By Prossy Nandudu & Jessica Nabukalu. Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi are currently battling the mango mealybug. The bug sucks sap from the leaves of …

By Prossy Nandudu  Experts from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) have kicked off a …

By Joshua Kato It is the season of the year when maize fields are attacked by all kinds of pests. Below are the common …