An enemy may have invaded your beautiful, green lawn, leaving it ugly and brown. A wave of fall armyworms (Spodoptera frugiperda) marches through the South every year from the tropical regions around ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Armyworm caterpillars might sound like a military threat, but they’re actually a type of caterpillar that can wreak havoc on ...

South Carolinians might notice some fuzzy new visitors munching on their lawns this month. The spodotera frugiperda is actually a moth caterpillar, but its propensity to feed in large numbers in the ...

The warm summer months are linked with increased pest activity across the country, and Kansas is no exception. This summer, though, Kansas residents are reportedly seeing an uptick in armyworms ...

It looks like the fall armyworms are back and already making their way across Mississippi. In mid-July, reports of activity had surfaced in Grenada and Panola Counties—an early signal for producers ...

Fall armyworms have spread throughout the world, destroying crops and evolving insecticide resistance. New research in Australia suggests fungi that attack the worms could be a promising pest control ...

Weather conditions have been perfect the last week or so to produce the fall armyworm. These outbreaks occur following a rain and cooler temperatures. The fall armyworm gets its name from the ...

Armyworms are causing damage to lawns in Kansas, and may be more prevalent this year in Wichita. Dan Potter University of Kentucky Kansas is experiencing less severe drought this year, and it’s no ...

LONOKE – Fall armyworms, a common pest of soybeans, pastures and lawns, have developed a taste for rice and extension entomologists are working on management methods to help producers. Gus Lorenz and ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Christine Ndigwa who has been a maize farmer for 20 years shows how fall army worms have ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Fall armyworms are emerging earlier than usual in west Wichita, and local experts say numbers are already higher than last year. “Fall armyworms are a tiny caterpillar that are ...