Pests

By Umar Nsubuga Joseph Bukenya, a seasoned tomato farmer in Luwero, knows firsthand the challenges pests pose to tomato crops. Over the years, he …

By Joshua Kato  There is a wide range of pests that attack bees, thereby reducing honey production.  Some of these are insects like termites while others are …

By Umar Nsubuga Small things in agriculture cost a colossal sum. By the time the small matter is noticed, then it has become such …

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 …