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File image: Farmer holds an armyworm.
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The Free State Department of Agriculture says 70 known cases of armyworms have been reported in the Xhariep district in towns including Petrusburg, Jacobsdal and Koffifontein.
Thirteen more cases were also reported in the Lejweleputswe District – 11 in Boshoff, one in Deasville and one in Hertzogville farms.
The department says support in the form of chemicals and sprayers was provided to affected farmers in Petrusburg and Jacobsdal and that will also be extended to affected areas in Lejweleputswe District and Mangaung Municipality.
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