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Recce for armyworm in winter cereals

By admin | Published: October 9, 2009
The quick finish for winter cereals this season has resulted in the majority of crops escaping infestations of armyworm. Headers are already into some fields, but there are reports of armyworm making their presence felt in some of the later crops.
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Can you confidently identify armyworm and helicoverpa larvae in winter cereals?

By admin | Published: October 17, 2007
Both Helicoverpa armigera and armyworm larvae are occurring together in wheat and barley. It is important to be able to separate the helicoverpa larvae from the armyworm larvae in order to determine whether the numbers are above or below threshold, and, if needed, to make the most appropriate decision about control options. Armyworm larvae have three white [...]
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