Fall armyworm’s spread to India making headlines around the world

Earlier this month, CABI warned of the impending rapid spread of fall armyworm across Asia, following its arrival in India. Since then, news of the crop-destroying pest’s invasion has been hitting headlines across the globe.

See how the world’s media has reacted to this very hungry caterpillar:

1GUARDIAN1 — **Race to contain destructive march of armyworm as pest spreads to India**

2faw-cnn — **After wreaking havoc in Africa, ‘impossible to kill’ crop-destroying worm reaches Asia**

3mailonline — **Crop-destroying Armyworm caterpillar detected in Asia**

5usnewss — **The Foreboding of a Caterpillar**

6elpais — **La plaga del gusano cogollero del maíz llega a los arrozales asiáticos**

7hindustantimes — **Warning issued about threat to India’s maize crop from invasive worm**

4southchinamorningpost — **Race to contain destructive march of armyworm as pest spreads to India**

8thetelegraph — **Dreaded fall armyworm pest that devastated African crops found for the first time in India**

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