And some years I've known years when growers in South Mississippi where I grew up got by without spraying any, and other years I've seen those same growers price the same fields six or eight times a year just to make their hay. I would caution that as we get way into the fall, sometimes when people are planting small grains in the fall, if we've had a bad fall armyworm year, even those can be at risk.Īmy Myers: What should we know about fall armyworms?īlake Layton: The main thing to know about fall armyworm is it's a very sporadic pest, so that means we never really know how bad they're going to be any given year. We can see fall armyworms and the stem maggots began appearing in June, but it's really in July and August and on into September that we end up doing most of our spraying. The July through summer months are when they're most damaging, but are there any other times of the year when we should be on the lookout?īlake Layton: I mean, those are the main months. Blake, fall armyworms and bermudagrass stem maggots can be serious pests in Mississippi hayfields. Blake Layton, Mississippi State University Extension entomologist. Hello, I'm Amy Myers and welcome to Farm and Family. Announcer: Farm and Family is a production of the Mississippi State University Extension Service.Īmy Myers: Today we're talking about fall armyworms and bermudagrass stem maggots.
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