Few, if any armyworms
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August 10, 2018

Few, if any armyworms

Just got off the phone with Marie, a seed dealer and DEC-certified pesticide applicator. I asked her if she, or any of her customers, had encountered any fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) damage in their crops. She said in early July two farmers had reported such damage

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