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 ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — 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, ...

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 ...

A green LED technique has reduced beet armyworm infestations by 40 percent and boosted spring onion production by up to 20 percent, the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute’s Fengshan Tropical ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are several caterpillar species whose populations tend to peak about this time of year. While some, such as Monarchs, are celebrated and others are oohed and ahhed over like the silk worms, ...

A sighting of fall armyworm has been confirmed in a fodder beet paddock in Central Otago last week. The Foundation for Arable Research (Far) said that the discovery showed the pest could be found on ...