China has discovered an “army worm” in the large corn province of Shandong in the north, although it has not yet harmed any crops, the government-sponsored Beijing News reported on Monday, July 1.
Since the “army worm” was first discovered in Yunnan in early January of this year, this is the 19th Chinese province into which the pest has penetrated.
As a source of information in Beijing News, he cites Wang Zhenying, a researcher at the Institute for Plant Protection at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, a government research center.
Army Worm or Army worm Spodoptera frugipeda
Earlier, the scientist said that the pest is likely to spread in July to the north-eastern corn belt of the country. This region includes two Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin.
The Army Worm or Army worm Spodoptera frugipeda in large numbers “attacks” the leaves and stems of many crops and can damage hundreds of hectares of corn overnight.
Beijing recommended 25 pesticides for emergency use and allocated at least 500 million yuan (US $ 73.07 million) to prevent and control the pest.
