fall armyworm
noun
: a migratory American noctuid moth (Spodoptera frugiperda) that is destructive to grains and grasses as a larva
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What exactly is a fall armyworm?
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Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2021
Since 2015, fall armyworm moths have ravaged maize crops, by one estimate destroying a third of Kenya’s annual production.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2023
The baculovirus, with its genetic instructions, is then introduced into cells taken from the fall armyworm moth.
—Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2022
The dialogue on fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is centred on an agricultural perspective, but not as an invasive species problem.
—Sahana Ghosh, Quartz, 10 May 2022
So, does climate change play a role in the fall armyworm invasion?
—Peter Krouse, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2021
Ayanava Majumdar, extension professor at Auburn University in Alabama, agrees that plant health is an important component to controlling the fall armyworm, which resides in southern Alabama for much of the year.
—Peter Krouse, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2021
What signs should homeowners look for to diagnose fall armyworm?
—Sylvia Goodman, The Courier-Journal, 1 Sep. 2021
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, isn’t a worm.
—Scott D. Stewart, Chron, 17 Sep. 2021
Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2021
Since 2015, fall armyworm moths have ravaged maize crops, by one estimate destroying a third of Kenya’s annual production.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2023
The baculovirus, with its genetic instructions, is then introduced into cells taken from the fall armyworm moth.
—Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2022
The dialogue on fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is centred on an agricultural perspective, but not as an invasive species problem.
—Sahana Ghosh, Quartz, 10 May 2022
So, does climate change play a role in the fall armyworm invasion?
—Peter Krouse, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2021
Ayanava Majumdar, extension professor at Auburn University in Alabama, agrees that plant health is an important component to controlling the fall armyworm, which resides in southern Alabama for much of the year.
—Peter Krouse, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2021
What signs should homeowners look for to diagnose fall armyworm?
—Sylvia Goodman, The Courier-Journal, 1 Sep. 2021
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, isn’t a worm.
—Scott D. Stewart, Chron, 17 Sep. 2021
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