By Milliam MurigiAs climate change intensifies, rising temperatures and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns create ideal conditions for spreading pests that threaten agriculture.Among these is ...

For example, high proportions of [armyworm] larvae may be attacked by parasitoids in unsprayed fields … and significant mortality from fungal infections has been recorded," the study said.

True Armyworm Advances True armyworm larvae are voracious feeders and can quickly move through a cornfield. For treatment, Erin Hodgson and Adam Sisson, Iowa State University Extension specialists ...

also note beneficial insect activity Cereal leaf beetle Examine 10 stems in 10 locations through the early dough stage for larvae and estimate percent defoliation True Armyworm Starting in early May, ...

Survival of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), eggs and larvae was studied on 'Stoneville 506' cotton under field conditions during 1986 and 1987. Average survival of eggs and 1st ...

74, No. 2, Jun., 1991 Development of Fall Armyworm on Diets Co... Growth and development of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), larvae on pinto bean diet containing dry corn, Zea mays ...

The Fall Armyworm, the caterpillar stage of a moth, is a major pest in North and South America which crossed the Atlantic to West Africa in 2016 and rapidly spread across the continent. This project, ...

Farmers in the Alberni Valley are on edge after elevated numbers of winter cutworm larvae were discovered in fields last fall. However, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) officials are saying ...

1122). Their engineered transgenic rice expresses a proteinaceous enhancing factor from an armyworm virus. Armyworm larvae feeding on the rice had increased susceptibility to baculovirus infection.

There may be some good news for farmers impacted by the devastating fall armyworm, as a Sydney-based researcher has found positive results in biological control studies for the pest.