Jackline Wamuyu started experimenting on how to eradicate fall armyworms two years ago. The worms had wiped out her two acres of maize. Just like many farmers, she had tried everything in the book — from artificial pesticides to unorthodox powder detergents — but none worked.
“I was frustrated and I thought of how to kill them so I decided to carry out an experiment,” she told Business Daily at her home in Mirera village, about 10 kilometres from Nanyuki town.
