Grains Convo
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Grains Convo
Everything Fall armyworm - with Helen Spafford
Host: DPIRD research agronomist Cindy Webster
Guest Speaker: DPIRD Manager of Crop Protection Portfolio, Senior Research Scientist, Dr Helen Spafford
In this episode of Grains Convo, Cindy Webster hosts the Manager of DPIRD's Crop Protection Portfolio, Dr Helen Spafford, as they discuss Fall armyworm.
They go through what it is, whether should growers be worried about it, and when it was first detected.
Helen also addresses the impact the pest has on crops, and be sure to tune in throughout the episode, as Helen describes what its distinguishing features are and typical breeding habits.
Episode Links:
Click here to read DPIRD webpage Fall armyworm in Western Australia