Researchers in China believe some nocturnally migrating insects, including highly destructive and invasive moths, use both visual cues and the Earth’s geomagnetic field to complete their long-distance ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Last month, KAKE News reported on the return of fall armyworms. Now, an update from K-State Research and Extension's Sedgwick County office says they're back yet again. In a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Large numbers of fall armyworms have been spotted in West Wichita this week, especially near 119th and 135th Streets, according to the Kansas State Research & Extension Office ...