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.

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. - ...

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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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 ...

A mild winter followed by a warm, moist spring has led to abundance of disease and insect problems. I’ve gotten a lot of calls recently about worm activity in the lawn and garden. Caterpillars have ...

Question: Carol, each year, toward the end of the summer, I usually find a few cutworms in my hanging baskets and color spots on my deck. (They usually are geraniums and petunias). Last year, I had ...

Cutworms are moth larvae that hide in the soil during the day, and then come out at night to feed on plants. They get their name from their ability to “cut off” a seedling at ground level by chewing ...

Q: I’m a new gardener. I was disappointed this spring when I lost plants to something that cut the plants off just above the ground, leaving the decapitated plant lying uneaten nearby. A neighbor ...