Migratory pests are transboundary and move over thousands of kilometers across regions depending on wind, temperature, precipitation, geographical features, and changes in climate. The pests cause huge losses and negatively impact the livelihoods of millions of people and affect international trade
- These pests and weeds include
- Fall armyworm
- Fruit fly
- Storage pests
- Papaya mealy bug
- Golden apple snail
- Potato cyst nematodes
WEEDS
- Water hyacinth
- Japanese dodder
- FALL ARMY WORM
- FRUIT FLY
- LARGER GRAIN BORER
- PAPAYA MEAL BUG
- GOLDEN APPLE SNAIL
- POTATO CYST NEMATODES
Weeds that are Migratory
- WATER HYACINTH
- JAPANESE DODDERY
STRATEGIC INTERRELATIONS
- ICT infrastructure for surveillance and monitoring installed and maintained
- Best practices in managing the pests and weeds documented and shared
- Pesticides registered by PCPB and trained personnel used during control
- Integrated pest management approach adopted for reduced risks
- Safe disposal of pesticides wastes
- Surveillance reporting and routine impact assessment after pesticide spray done
