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Black cutworm moths are on the move from southern climes to northern fields, based on pheromone trapping that’s currently underway in parts of the Midwest. While the pest has had little to no ...

Cutworm is a generic term referring to the caterpillar of various moth species that attack herbaceous plants. Cutworms appear in swarms to eat through tender stems at the soil line, destroying ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - If moths have swarmed in large numbers around your home or neighborhood, you’re not alone. Viewers have been reaching out to 12 News about the large number of these nocturnal ...

Black cutworm larvae can be a threat to newly emerged corn plants. Corn growers should scout their fields for the insect. (Purdue Entomology photo/John Obermeyer) Download Photo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - ...

As you bask in the warmth of the home hearth, look back on the gardening season and consider what you might want to do come spring. Got a question? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online ...

Q: What kind of bug would eat a new shoot of a plant grown from seed right at soil level and leave the shoot behind? I’ve had two where it looks like they just clipped it off at the soil but didn’t ...

Question: Carol, each year, toward the end of the summer, I usually find a few cutworms in my hanging baskets and color spots on my deck. (They usually are geraniums and petunias). Last year, I had ...

We have been receiving a number of emails and calls about army cutworm infestations in their pastures in the eastern plains area. Army cutworm and pale western cutworms are the two consistently ...

HERMISTON — Big problems can sometimes come in small packages. One such big problem that is beginning to cause issues for farmers is the winter cutworm. Jacob Powell of Oregon State University on ...

The black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon) is a widespread insect pest that poses significant threat to spring planted corn and occasionally other crops such as tobacco and sweet corn. Though this pest can ...

Cutworms are a troublesome garden pest, knocking down young plants as soon as they begin to stand on their own. Cutworm damage is some of the cruelest you’ll see in the garden, although it’s hard to ...