Fall Armyworms Add Insult to Injury

First, it was the drought. Then, it was the heat. Now, it is insects. Alabama cattle producers have been battling problems since last summer.

Fall armyworms are appearing now in pastures in Alabama. Dr. Kathy Flanders, an entomologist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, says the chronic pest has been discovered in fields in Coffee, Walker and Macon counties.

Flanders says it's typical for the first reports of fall armyworm damage to come in about this time of year.

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