Armyworms are the larval stage of several species of moths, with the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) being the most common in the United States. These caterpillars are named for their habit ...
MANILA, Philippines — The state-run Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC) has been ordered to assist farmers in Pangasinan whose onion farms were destroyed by armyworms. Arnel de Mesa ...
South African corn farms are suffering “extensive” damage from what appears to be an alien caterpillar that destroyed fields in other countries in the region, according to the government.
Armyworms in the caterpillar stage are the larvae of moths, and they are crazy surface feeders. They move through lawns in large groups, devouring blades of grass and leaving behind brown lawn ...
Fall armyworms are taking over fields, hitting everything from soybeans to rice. But until this week, growers in the nation’s leading rice-producing state only had one insecticide approved for ...
A record 33 counties have been affected by the fall armyworm invasion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. The pests have invaded farms under maize, sorghum, beans, finger millet and other ...