The fall armyworm prefers soybeans and alfalfa, though they will also infest other crops. “The armyworms actually prefer grasses (such as) corn, sorghum, wheat, fescue or brome.” The armyworms started mostly in eastern Kansas, affecting brome and wheat, before heading west in June and July. “It started last February and March with army cutworms,” he said. He said there have been reports of armyworms, true armyworms, fall armyworms and beet armyworms. “It has been 14 or 15 years since we’ve gotten this many reports and seen this much worm infestation in the state of Kansas,” Whitworth said. Kansas State University crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth said many Kansas farmers are reporting sightings of the small worm, which feeds on turf grasses, vegetables and other plants when other food sources become scarce. – The destructive – though rarely seen – armyworm has taken its voracious appetite to many Kansas farm fields this fall. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Whitworth, K-State Department of Entomology) | Download this photoĪrmyworms taking aim at farmer’s fields K-State crop entomologist discusses worms in agricultural fieldsīy Shelby Varner, K-State Research and Extension news writer Armyworms are being reported in higher numbers this fall in Kansas farm fields.
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