Armyworm infestation: Agriculture dept ready to tackle threat
The province's Agriculture Department says it's taking preventative steps to ensure that swift action can be taken should the fall armyworm be detected in the province.
The destructive pest - which eats through crops and vegetation - has been found in Limpopo and parts of Gauteng.
There are fears it could destroy the country's maize harvest if it is not contained.
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The department's Khaye Nkwanyana says officials are currently discussing possible responses.
"Also the awareness to the farmers so that we alert our farmers that in the event they see worms of a similar kind, they report to us - so that we can immediately meet them, and throw through pesticides that we have as a department," he said.