Explore: Armyworms

resistance to armyworms. The resistance comes from a unique 33-kD proteinase that the corn produces when it is being fed on by fall armyworms or other larvae

Armyworms are the caterpillars of some members of two genera: Many Spodoptera including: African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta) (Africa) Fall armyworm

7 km2) of grain had been destroyed by armyworms in just the Lindi Region of Tanzania. In January 2015, armyworm outbreaks were reported in Zimbabwe, and

The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial

known as armyworms because the caterpillars move in lines as a massive group, like an army, from field to field, damaging crops. The true armyworm has a

Mythimna separata, the northern armyworm, oriental armyworm or rice ear-cutting caterpillar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in China,

1852. Many are known as pest insects. The larvae are sometimes called armyworms. The roughly thirty species are distributed across six continents. No

The beet armyworm or small mottled willow moth (Spodoptera exigua) is one of the best-known agricultural pest insects. It is also known as the asparagus

the "armyworm bird" because of their predation on large numbers of armyworms, including the true armyworm (Mythimna unipuncta) and the fall armyworm (Spodoptera

armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). The maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) is a serious pest of stored grain. The Northern armyworm, Oriental armyworm or