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Cutworm is a generic term referring to the caterpillar of various moth species that attack herbaceous plants. Cutworms appear in swarms to eat through tender stems at the soil line, destroying ...

Cutworms are a troublesome garden pest, knocking down young plants as soon as they begin to stand on their own. Cutworm damage is some of the cruelest you’ll see in the garden, although it’s hard to ...

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Late planting, weeds, the practice of no-till and the fact the many Indiana fields are in a corn-following-soybean rotation all combine to favor an increase in black cutworm ...

Black cutworm larvae can be a threat to newly emerged corn plants. Corn growers should scout their fields for the insect. (Purdue Entomology photo/John Obermeyer) Download Photo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - ...

We have been receiving a number of emails and calls about army cutworm infestations in their pastures in the eastern plains area. Army cutworm and pale western cutworms are the two consistently ...

I planted a few tomato transplants recently and found the stems eaten off at the ground a few days later. What could have caused this? family. While the adults are night-flying moths and do not cause ...

Army cutworm is the most consistently damaging cutworm species on wheat and alfalfa in eastern Colorado. Army cutworm feeding may occur during warm fall periods, causing fall damage to alfalfa.