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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although this suggestion may bring back some bad memories of the 2021 fall armyworm outbreak, it is time to scout for fall ...

Rice plants and Venus flytraps share something in common that was not scientifically documented until recently. Using a faint smell to lure caterpillars into a trap, rice plants killed early-stage ...

A large population of fall armyworm, which was first discovered in New Zealand in 2022, could completely destroy a maize crop if the conditions were right. And the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) ...

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 ...

Flavonoids produced by sorghum leaves have shown promising results in combating fall armyworm larvae. When sprayed on the leaves of corn, sorghum flavonoids stunt the growth of fall armyworm and often ...

A farmer in Bubi near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, shows damage to his maize crop caused by the fall armyworm. Aaron Ufumeli/ EPA The caterpillars of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), an invasive moth ...

Agronomists are urging maize growers to inspect crops after an unusual series of beet armyworm caused significant damage to ...

It’s gone. They ate everything. Nothing is left. Those are words used to describe the destruction caused by fall armyworms recently in Putnam County and throughout the state of Indiana. So, what have ...

(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...