The chief of Egypt’s farmers syndicate, Hussien Abdel-Rahman Abu-Sadam warned Friday that some farmers in Sohag governorate, Upper Egypt, are complaining of a worm that eats up their crops, especially maize, which is believed to be the fall armyworm. He warned that this is amongst the most dangerous pests that have entered Egypt recently. The armyworm was first discovered in Egypt in May 2019 within the governorates of Aswan, Luxor and Qena. A single insect can lay about 2000 eggs at one time, which hatch quickly over three days in the summer. The chief of Egypt’s farmers syndicate said that maize is one of the favored crops for this insect.
