Fall Armyworm Moths Use Earth’s Magnetic Field Like a GPS, New Study Suggests

Researchers in China believe some nocturnally migrating insects, including highly destructive and invasive moths, use both ...
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The fall armyworm invasion is fierce this year – and scientists are researching how to stop its destruction of lawns, football fields and crops

Across the Northeast, Midwest, South and Southwest United States, homeowners are watching with horror as their lawns turn from green to brown, sometimes in less than 48 hours, and wondering, “What ...
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How To Revive Your Lawn After Armyworm Damage—Before It’s Too Late

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 ...
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Agroecological solutions better than pesticides in fighting fall armyworm, experts say

Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an invasive agricultural pest, which first hit West Africa in 2016 and quickly spread across the continent. Experts have now found that the pest’s impact on ...
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Late-summer insect update: Fall armyworms

Fall armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda, can damage several important Kansas crops as well as pasture, turf, and home landscaping, and are currently being reported across the state in various crops and ...
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Armyworms resurge in Iowa hayfields after last cutting

Varying sizes of fall armyworms found Sept. 24 in a Washington County alfalfa field. Editor’s note: The following was written by Rebecca Vittetoe, Erin Hodgson, Shelby Gruss and Ashley Dean with Iowa ...
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Invasion of Fall Armyworms

The hot topic at the Extension office this past week has been fall armyworms. Farmers are finding fall armyworms in their pastures and hay crops, and homeowners are seeing alarming damage to home ...
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How to manage fall armyworms attack

Farmers are reporting the attack of fall armyworms on their farms. This destructive pest gets its name because it travels in small insect armies and consumes just about everything in its way. Drought ...
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Fighting Africa’s fall armyworm invasion with radio shows and phone apps

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The invasive fall armyworm is native to the Americas and was first found in Africa in early 2016. It has since spread to nearly all of sub-Saharan ...
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The fall armyworm invasion is fierce this year – and scientists are researching how to stop its destruction of lawns, football fields and crops

Scott D. Stewart's research and extension programs at the University of Tennessee are partially supported by grants and contracts from Tennessee cotton, corn and soybean commodity boards, the USDA, ...
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Invasion of Fall Armyworms

The hot topic at the Extension office this past week has been fall armyworms. Farmers are finding fall armyworms in their pastures and hay crops, and homeowners are seeing alarming damage to home ...