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Fall armyworms not yet having major impact across the state

Texas forage producers are facing high fertilizer prices, but Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts do not expect they will face an early outbreak of fall armyworms.David Kerns, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension state integrated pest management specialist and professor in the Department of Entomology, said recent weather has not created conditions for the early migration of the devastating pest experienced in 2021.Populations typically build following large rain events and cooler weather. But Kerns said in early June there is no indication that armyworm populations are building in southern areas of the state following recent weather systems that dropped temperatures and delivered ...

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