Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) are among the most destructive garden pests in North America, devouring leaves, flowers, and fruit of over 300 plant species (Photo 1 and 2). But the damage starts even before you notice it below the surface, their white grubs feed on the roots of grasses (Photo 3) and plants, causing brown patches in lawns and weakened ornamental plants. While chemical treatments are available, many gardeners and landscape professionals are turning to a safer, more natural method of control: entomopathogenic nematodes, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
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Kill fall armyworms now and stop their northward migration during spring /
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda is one of the most economically important pests of different plant species including corn, sorghum, forage, and turf grasses. Although fall armyworm larvae actively damage crops throughout the United States during growing season, they generally die when harsh winter begins in northern, central and eastern United States. Then question arises how they could re-infest fields and cause damage to the crops grown in these areas during spring and summer again.
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