This pest has already devastated Africa, causing damage in the amount of 1-3 billion US dollars.

Agriculture in several Asian countries is threatened by insects that damage crops that travel to Asia from America and all of Africa, the United Nations Food Agency said during a three-day meeting to discuss ways to limit damage.

Worms are native to America, but have been moving east since 2016. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), flying insects arrived in India in July and have since spread to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and the Chinese province. Yunnan.

They feed mainly on corn, and China is the world's second largest producer of this crop, and can also feed on several types of crops, including rice and sugarcane, which are Thailand's main export commodities. The FAO meeting in Bangkok began on March 20 and will last until Friday. March 22nd. At the meeting, officials from the pest attacked countries will discuss with experts how to limit worm damage in a “growing sense of anxiety.” The FAO said it is already working with local authorities and training farmers in pest control by crushing eggs and using pesticides.