Fall Armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda, can damage several important Kansas crops as well as pasture, turf, and home ...

UADA photo by Paden Johnson Devi Balakrishnan, Ph.D., was investigating protein kinase signaling in rice plants when she made the discovery of fall armyworm larvae being trapped by rice spikelets.

Rice spikelets with florets growing in a greenhouse at the Rosen Alternative Pest Control Center on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Rice plants and Venus ...

Experts are sounding the alarm about a tiny green caterpillar feeding on lawns in Southeast Nebraska, killing grass and damaging crops. Kait Chapman, an extension educator of urban entomology at the ...

Fall armyworm larvae and adult moths have been reported across the High Plains in various summer crops and pastures and can cause substantial damage to plants. Unlike true armyworms, fall armyworms ...

There has been an increase of insect infestations this growing season around the state. Two of the more widespread pests have been lepidoptera larvae (worms): the fall armyworm and the armyworm. These ...

There are several reports of fall armyworms in central Arkansas on some golf courses, lawns and pastures. Fall armyworms are caterpillars that cause damage by feeding on the leaves of green turf. The ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - An invasive and destructive worm has made its way back to northeast Kansas. Typically, armyworms hang out further south but recent weather could’ve attracted them to the area.

OLATHE, Kan. — A destructive pest is invading and feeding on lawns in our area. FOX4’s Regan Porter is Working for You to find out exactly what armyworms are and how you can spot them. Have you seen ...

My brother shared some devastating news last week that a large portion of the much-anticipated sweet corn he planted had been devoured, basically overnight. The farm has seen damage before. I can ...

Widespread reports of true armyworm infestations reaching damaging levels in wheat fields across western Minnesota and portions of eastern North Dakota were reported during the week of July 20. There ...