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Pressure from insects -- chief among them, the fall armyworm -- also affected Arkansas soybean production, as well as other aspects of life in the state this year.
As drought plagued the West and Plains in 2021, grasshoppers took over many pastures and crops, which demolished grasses and hayfields. In the South and Midwest, fall armyworms were a costly ...
As Southern Farmers Fight Fall Armyworm Damage, EPA Grants Insecticide Relief in Rice Southern farmers are battling an infestation of fall armyworms. From hay fields to soybeans and rice ...
The devastating armyworm pest has already spread to more than 8,500 hectares of China’s grain production and could soon affect the country’s entire crop, a new US government report said this week.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientists continue to advance the understanding of sorghum’s natural defenses, new findings ...
Economic threshold populations of true armyworm have been reported in Minnesota. Photos I received show a significant infestation in a sweet corn field that was planted into an oat cover. From the ...
Invasive fall armyworms are destroying yards around Kentucky "Corn or soybean growers have probably already been dealing with the armyworm," Pratt said. "Damage is primarily not seen in our lawns." ...
The fall armyworms surging through Arkansas pastures and lawns apparently don’t understand the concept of a killing freeze.
Fall armyworms are an annual pest, but a large buildup typically occurs ever three to five years in southern or transition turf zones.
Fall armyworms continue their annual march into Mississippi, farmers say The Armyworm is common nuisance for farmers in the summer and fall months. (Nick Lacour) ...
Two damaging caterpillars—fall armyworm in fescue pastures and podworm in soybean fields—have been spotted and producers should be scouting their own fields as a result.