FAW Learning Materials

Lists and links to MATERIALS on FALL ARMYWORM


No. Title/Type Link Description
1 Fall Armyworm (Web page) http://www.fao.org/fall-armyworm/en/ Contains information on background, success stories, global action, sustainable management, monitoring, education and resources on FAW
2 Fall Armyworm Portal (Web page) https://www.cabi.org/isc/fallarmyworm This portal contains a selection of news, research, practical extension materials, videos and other resources on fall armyworm.
3 FAW Identification, Biology and Ecology (Primer) http://www.fao.org/3/a-i7840e.pdf FAW identification, biology and ecology
4 Fall Armyworm Q and A (Primer) http://www.fao.org/3/a-i7471e.pdf Questions and answers about FAW
5 FAMEWS Global Platform (Webpage) http://www.fao.org/fall-armyworm/monitoring-tools/famews-global-platform/en/ An online resource for mapping data collected by the FAMEWS mobile app whenever fields are scouted or pheromone traps are checked for FAW. The platform provides a real-time situation overview with maps and analytics of FAW infestations at global, country and sub-country levels.
6 FAW Map (Webpage) http://www.fao.org/fall-armyworm/monitoring-tools/faw-map/en/ Map of the worldwide spread of fall armyworm since 2016 (as of March 2020).
7 FAO’s Position on the Use of Pesticides to Combat FAW (Primer) http://www.fao.org/3/a-i8022e.pdf Pesticides play an important role in managing pests such as the Fall Armyworm, however they can also pose unacceptable risks to human health and the environment. Pesticide risk reduction and risk management are essential to the responsible use of pesticides.
8 FAW Research Collaboration Portal (Website) https://faw.researchcollaborationportal.org/ The CABI-led Fall Armyworm Research Collaboration Portal, is a free-to-access platform to share research data, insights and outputs.
9 Implementation Plan for the Global Action for FAW Control http://www.fao.org/3/ca9210en/ca9210en.pdf Implementation plan for the Global Action for FAW control
10 The Global Action for FAW Control http://www.fao.org/3/ca9252en/ca9252en.pdf The Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control: Action framework 2020–2022
11 Regional Workshop for Asia Sustainable Management of FAW (Report) http://www.fao.org/3/ca7615en/ca7615en.pdf Report of the regional workshop for Asia: Sustainable management of fall armyworm
12 Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) management by smallholders (Article) https://www.cabi.org/cabreviews/FullTextPDF/2019/20193352460.pdf The article examines differences between large-scale producers and smallholder farmers and surveys the literature for accessible management options for smallholders, largely based on locally available solutions using ecological knowledge. The article also looks at how innovative digital solutions may also play a role in helping farmers learn about and share locally available solutions.
13 List of FAW Publications http://www.fao.org/3/ca9395en/ca9395en.pdf List of FAW publications
No. Title/Type Link Description
1 Running Farmer Field Schools in Times of COVID-19: A Resource Handbook (Manual) Running FFS in times of COVID19 This handbook provides guidance and suggestions to farmer field school (FFS) facilitators, master trainers, project coordinators and rural advisors on running FFS and other agricultural training activities in times of COVID-19. It includes basic protective measures, important considerations, proposed FFS activities, links to the World Health Organization (WHO) resources and videos and more.
2 Integrated Management of the Fall Armyworm on Maize: A Guide for FFS in Africa (Manual) http://www.fao.org/3/I8665EN/i8665en.pdf The guide covers topics on scouting and trapping, biology and ecology of FAW, biological control, biopesticides, plant compensation, local practices, synthetic insecticides, plant diversity and agro-ecology, the push-pull technology, IPM principles in FFS.
3 Community-based FAW Monitoring, Early Warning and Management: Training of Trainers Manual http://www.fao.org/3/CA2924EN/ca2924en.pdf This manual provides farmers and frontline community extension service providers with easy-to-use information on how they can manage FAW within their smallholder cropping systems. It provides information about modules for training trainers in FAW pest diagnostics, scouting, management and data collection.
No. Title/Type Link Description
1 FAW Guidance Note 1: Reduction of Human Health and Environmental Risks of Pesticides Used for Control of FAW http://www.fao.org/3/I8320EN/i8320en.pdf Reduction of human health and environmental risks of pesticides used for control of FAW
2 FAW Guidance Note 2: FAW Scouting http://www.fao.org/3/I8321EN/i8321en.pdf Procedure for scouting for FAW
3 FAW Guidance Note 3: FAW Trapping http://www.fao.org/3/I8322EN/i8322en.pdf The presence and build-up of FAW in a particular area can be detected by using pheromone traps. Moths that are caught are then counted. From these numbers, farmers can know if FAW is present in their fields and if there is a need for increased scouting.
4 FAW Guidance Note 5: FAW Early Action Policy Guide http://www.fao.org/3/ca3800en/ca3800en.pdf This policy guide reviews the experiences and lessons learned from over 40 countries that have had to make quick policy and technical decisions that have set the groundwork for sustainable management of FAW.
5 FAW Guidance Note 6: FAW in Africa – FAO’s position on the use of GM maize http://www.fao.org/3/I8023en/i8023en.pdf FAW in Africa: FAO’s position on the use of GM maize
6 FAW Guidance Note 7: Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the Global Action for FAW Control http://www.fao.org/3/ca8652en/ca8652en.pdf Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the Global Action for FAW Control
7 FAW Guidance Note 8: Global Action for Control (Guidance Note) http://www.fao.org/3/ca8797en/ca8797en.pdf The Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control, aims to mobilize USD 500 million over three years, from 2020 to 2022, for radical, direct and coordinated measures to strengthen monitoring and pest control capacities at global level.
8 FAW Guidance Note 9: Technical guidelines for sustainable management of FAW in its year-round breeding areas (Guidance Note) http://www.fao.org/3/ca8967en/ca8967en.pdf Technical guidelines focused on delineating management strategies for regions in Africa, the Near East and Asia in which FAW can survive and breed year-round.
9 FAW Guidance Note 10: FAW Monitoring and Early Warning System (Guidance Note) http://www.fao.org/3/ca9484en/ca9484en.pdf An integral part of FAO’s Global Action for Fall Armyworm Control is the FAW Monitoring and Early Warning System (FAMEWS), which consists of a mobile app for data collection and a global platform for mapping.
10 FAW Guidance Note 11: Technical guidelines for sustainable management of FAW along its seasonal migration pathways (Guidance Note) http://www.fao.org/3/ca9486en/ca9486en.pdf Technical guidelines for sustainable management of fall armyworm along its seasonal migration pathways
11 FAW Guidance Note 12: Synthetic Pesticides Risk Reduction (Guidance Note) http://www.fao.org/3/cb0680en/cb0680en.pdf This guidance note will raise awareness of the risks posed by these synthetic pesticides. It also provides information on risk mitigation measures, while discouraging the unwarranted use of HHPs.
No. Title/Type Link Description
1 Killing FAW naturally (Video) https://www.accessagriculture.org/killing-fall-armyworms-naturally By making best use of farmers’ friends and local plants on the farm, nature will help you control the fall armyworm and reward you with a good and healthy crop.
2 Scouting for Fall Armyworms (Video) https://www.accessagriculture.org/scouting-fall-armyworms Spraying pesticides is expensive and usually cannot control this pest. Visit your field twice a week for the first 6 weeks and kill any egg masses and young armyworms by hand. It is important to do scouting because without it, you will not have a harvest at the end of the day.
3 Neem seed kernel extract https://www.accessagriculture.org/neem-seed-kernel-extract Unlike most botanical insecticides, the plants can take up neem extracts through their roots and leaves, spreading the material throughout the plant tissues. For this reason, neem can help control pests like leaf miners, which feed inside leaves and are normally not affected by sprays that only cover the outside of the plant.
4 Introduction to FAW and bio-control (Part 1) https://youtu.be/92Zpwcx7HkA Video clips on Fall Armyworm and general bio-control in Thai language.
5 Introduction to FAW and bio-control (Part 2) https://youtu.be/A2WceYHVpEU Video clips on Fall Armyworm and general bio-control in Thai language.
6 Thailand Bio-control for FAW (English) https://youtu.be/nnkWT25lkiI Introduction to Bio-control for FAW and some simple rearing process.
7 Rearing process for ear wick, Trichogramma Wasp, Trichoderma, BT and NPV https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeSU-rK1BfCzOv-492F1LSA Short video clips on rearing process in Thai, Burmese, Khmer, Hindi, and Vietnamese. (being translated)
8 How to Identify and Scout for Fall Armyworm in Laos (Video) https://youtu.be/tUtlEWJ784k How to identify and scout for Fall Armyworm (Laos)
9 How to Identify and Scout for Fall Armyworm in Bengali (Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjIF43ViQEw How to identify and scout for Fall Armyworm (Bangla)
10 Fall Armyworm life cycle in Bangla (Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBXyh3kBPU4 Fall Armyworm life cycle (Bangla)
11 How to Identify and Scout for Fall Armyworm in English (Animation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rxlpXEK5g8 How to identify and scout for Fall Armyworm (English)
12 How to Identify and Scout for Fall Armyworm in Burmese (Animation) https://sawbo-animations.org/video.php?video=//www.youtube.com/embed/WUl40HQuIyw How to Identify and Scout for Fall Armyworm (Burmese)
13 How to Identify and Scout for Fall Armyworm in Chinese (Animation) https://sawbo-animations.org/video.php?video=//www.youtube.com/embed/J6Id9IRfzoA How to Identify and Scout for Fall Armyworm (Chinese)
14 How to Identify and Scout for Fall Armyworm in Hindi (Animation) https://sawbo-animations.org/video.php?video=//www.youtube.com/embed/LlNDUhFCBTs How to Identify and Scout for Fall Armyworm in Hindi
15 Biological Control of Fall Armyworm in Maize in Bangladesh (Video) https://youtu.be/wDVzi0ykWlY Biological Control of Fall Armyworm in Maize in Bangla
16 Fall Armyworm life cycle (Video Factsheet) https://youtu.be/eZxVouWM-t4 Fall Armyworm life cycle
17 Fighting Against FAW (Drama) https://youtu.be/cV4dOfdVdsw Fall Armyworm management
No. Title/Type Link Description
1 Prevention to eliminate polka-dot cornworms in different types of corn (Thai) http://www.doa.go.th/plprotect/?p=3028 Poster on FAW management (Thai)
No. Title/Type Link Description
1 Radio broadcasting station for agriculture (Thai) https://www.am1386.com/home/1272 Agriculture radio programmes (Thai)
No. Title/Type Link Description
1 Fall Armyworm: Identification and management (Datasheet) https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/29810 Fall Armyworm: Identification and management
2 Pest Management Decision Guides in Nepali (Datasheet) https://www.cabi.org/isc/FullTextPDF/2019/20197800519.pdf Pest Management Decision Guides in Nepali
No. Title/Type Link Description
1 FAW Management Factsheet in Sinhalese (Leaflet) http://www.doa.gov.lk/images/slideshow/2018/army_worm/army_worm_handbil.pdf FAW Management Factsheet in Sinhalese
2 FAW Management Factsheet in Tamil (Leaflet) https://www.doa.gov.lk/images/news/2019/SenaDalambuwa/finalArmywormleafletTAMILNew.pdf FAW Management Factsheet in Tamil
No. Title/Type Link Description
1 FAMEWS Mobile App (Webpage) http://www.fao.org/fall-armyworm/monitoring-tools/famews-mobile-app/en/ An application for Android v6 or higher smartphones. The app should be used every time a field is scouted and pheromone traps are checked for FAW. (Download using the QR Code)