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Are Fall Armyworms Going to be a Problem this Year? SOME CONSIDERATIONS FOR ITS MANAGEMENT IN TURF
1A 1C
1B FIG. 1. Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, adult (Photo 1A, photo by L. Buss) and caterpillar (Photo 1B, photo by M. Rice). Adult moths have some characteristic white marks on the front wings, and immatures have an inverted “Y” suture on the front of their heads. Photo 1C, by T. Kuhar, shows both late instar caterpillars and defoliation on affected turf.
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