army worm

1. (Animals) the caterpillar of a widely distributed noctuid moth, Leucania unipuncta, which travels in vast hordes and is a serious pest of cereal crops in North America

2. (Animals) any of various similar caterpillars

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Noun

army worm - noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain

armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta

genus Pseudaletia, Pseudaletia - moths whose larvae are armyworms

caterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

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He also said the municipality had sprayed 1,819 hectares of farms to fight Fall Army worm infestations.

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Agriculture Acting Secretary William Dar, meanwhile, talked about measures to address Fall Army Worm and African Swine Fever.He said the agriculture department has conducted quarantine in areas affected by the Fall Army Worm.

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Because the fall army worm will die and cannot spread to the next plant," added Mr Kibet.He said that it is three years now since he started using the soil technique and unlike other maize farmers in the region, the fall armyworms menace does not stress him that much.

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The government has set aside Sh585 million this year to fight the fall army worm.

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The Director remarked that the enterprise was also responsive to soil fertility depletion, incidence of pests, diseases, especially the army worm infestation.

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The climate change also caused the crops diseases of Fall Army Worm, Bacterial Leaf Blight, Sugarcane White Leaf disease etc, he said and added that as a result of these diseases the production of rice and sugarcane crops deceases as compared to previous years.

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He said that they also received report of infestation of army worm and rice grain bug (RGB) in Balamban and Carcar City, respectively.

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The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness of plant extracts to improve the persistence of Spodoptera littoralis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpliMNPV) against beet army worm, Spodoptera exigua (Hubner) under harsh sunny field conditions in Saudi Arabia.

The Efficacy and Persistence of Spodoptera littoralis Nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpliMNPV) Applied in UV Protectants against the Beet Armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) under Saudi Field Conditions

Prasanna said drought left 16 million food insecure in the East African region while an army worm outbreak has spread to 30 countries, threatening crop production.

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Fall army worm (Spodoptera frugiperda) belonging to the order Lepidoptera; Noctuidae family, is an alien, invasive moth insect pest native to the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas.

Russell IPM's Bio-Rational Program Successfully Managed Fall Army Worm (Spodoptera Frugiperda) in Tanzania

The attack of pink boll worm and army worm will be start at the time of flowering and boll formation stage.

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