The fall armyworm life cycle can span 30 to 90 days, depending on temperature. It moves through six larval stages, called instars, reaching up to 1 1/2 inches long at maturity. Most damage from fall ...

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 ...

Section of the farms destroyed by stray fall armyworm at Sergoit area Moiben Sub County in Uasin Gishu County. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] Fall armyworm invasions have been reported in parts of Trans ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rice plants and Venus flytraps share something in common that was not scientifically documented until recently. Using a faint ...

The native range of the Fall armyworm – Spodoptera frugiperda – is in South and North America. But it’s rapidly spreading across southern Africa. This follows the first reports of its arrival on the ...

Many maize producers have embraced new farming techniques and no longer use fire in land preparation. This, it is feared, provide conducive breeding areas for pests. "We fear fall armyworms and stalk ...