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Aug 12, 2026 at 8:14 AM ET
Soil fungus found to kill African armyworm
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A South African scientist says a naturally occurring soil fungus wipes out African armyworm caterpillars.
WHO: Letodi Luki Mathulwe
WHAT: Discovery that a naturally occurring soil fungus kills African armyworm caterpillars
WHEN: Reported Aug 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
WHERE: South Africa
WHY: Dead caterpillars covered in a white substance suggested a fungus was killing the African armyworm.
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