Zimbabwe: Armyworm Outbreak Hits Mashonaland East Province

ZIMBABWE Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) president, Shadreck Makumbe has warned farmers to be on the lookout for armyworms during the ongoing rain season.

This comes after a number of African army worm attacks have been reported by farmers in Mashonaland East province.

The African army worm has for years been a problem to Zimbabwean farmers, and it emerges during wet seasons, attacking cereal crops mainly maize, wheat and sorghum.

In an interview with New Zimbabwe.com, Makumbe encouraged farmers…