Category Archives: armyworm

Late season winter crop pest management – remember to look out for armyworm and helicoverpa

By admin | Published: November 9, 2011
As winter crops finish up and approach harvest, there are a couple of pests that still have the potential to cause some concerns.  Armyworm and helicoverpa in barley, wheat and oats. There have been a number of reports of armyworm activity across the northern region in isolated pockets. Armyworm has the capacity to lop heads [...]
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Avenge of the caterpillars…

By admin | Published: April 23, 2010
High rainfall and active plant growth have created perfect conditions for insects to build up in high numbers. On the Downs there have been reports of castor oil looper and common armyworm in plague numbers as well as other caterpillars including sorghum head caterpillar.
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Armyworm in wheat

By admin | Published: October 20, 2008
Over the past couple of weeks there have been numerous reports of armyworm in both barley and wheat. The appearance of armyworm in wheat raises a number of questions: 1) Do they behave the same way in wheat as in barley in relation to the type of damage they cause 2) what is their damage [...]
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WATCH FOR ARMYWORMS IN BARLEY AND OATS

By admin | Published: September 21, 2007
With the current high value of barley, growers should closely monitor armyworm infestations as crops approach maturity. Armyworms are important pests in southern Queensland where they attack winter cereals, particularly barley and oats, in September and October. Larvae appear in plague proportions in some years, and are patchy in others. Head cutting by large larvae [...]
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