Farmers in Manchester and St Elizabeth are being advised by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries to take precaution against the beet armyworm, following a rise in the pest ...

THE island-wide infestation of crops by the beet armyworm has resulted in a $150-million loss of revenue to farmers. This pest has been most pervasive in the parish of St Elizabeth. In response to ...

Alias: Beet Armyworm. These are a pest in the moth family. Adults lay eggs in the spring in a nest of finely woven hairs. Caterpillars hatch 5-8 days after. The caterpillar is distinguished from other ...

Consultants with Boise-based Amalgamated Sugar Co. report pockets of Leafminers and Armyworms are starting to appear in Treasure Valley sugar beet fields. A May 31 notice from the Pacific Northwest ...

Deleting a gene linked to the production of sex pheromones in the beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) causes females to lose their attractiveness to males, offering a new potential route to control the ...

Seasonal abundance of a pupal parasitoid Diapetimorpha introita (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) and the beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) was monitored with ...

Alias: Beet armyworm. This pest is native to Asia. It was first reported in Oregon in 1876 and made it to Florida in 1924. The adult moth appears similar to many miller or noctuid moths common in our ...