The microsporidium Nosema sp. SE is a pathogen that infects the beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua. The complete sequence of its 4,302-base pair (bp) ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) gene region was ...

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 ...

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 ...

Armyworm outbreaks are difficult to predict, but infestations seem to occur in portions of the state every year, especially after rains in the early fall. Common species of armyworms in Texas include ...

Known to be feeding on many economically important crops, including maize, sugarcane, beet, tomato, potato and cotton, the larvae of the native to the Americas fall armyworm moth already seem to ...