The agriculture department in Himachal's Hamirpur district urges maize farmers to stay alert as the Fall Armyworm causes ...

Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district faces Fall Armyworm outbreak in maize crop. Agri department advises farmers on pest ...

Fall armyworms (Spodotera frugiperda) are not a welcome visitor in the Southeast. They often appear in large numbers in late summer to early fall and make the ground appear as if it’s moving as ...

Fall armyworms have decimated at least 40 lawns in Burlington since late August as eggs laid by army moths have begun to hatch, unleashing a ravenous army of caterpillars an inch or two long.

In general, armyworms, especially the fall genre, can cause significant damage to crops, with reports of yield losses ranging from 11 to 58 percent in maize across Sub-Saharan Africa, potentially ...

Fall armyworms are green with brown or black colorations and can be identified by the white inverted Y on their head. They can grow up to 1.5 inches in length when mature.

The fall armyworm is a destructive moth that causes devastating damage to almost 100 plant species, including maize, sorghum, rice, wheat and sugarcane, as well as a variety of horticultural crops ...

Fall armyworms, which would be the kind causing damage now, are usually a half-inch long. You can tell it’s a fall armyworm by an inverted Y shape on its head.

However, if you see a lot, you might want to consider treatment. I say “consider” because yes, the armyworms can do damage to your turf, but the grass will grow back.

Unlike the true armyworm that only feeds on grasses (i.e., corn, wheat, forage grasses), the fall armyworm has well over 100 different types of plants upon which it feeds including many grasses ...