Open AccessArmyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Author(s) -
John L. Capinera
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-in702-2006
Subject(s) - noctuidae , lepidoptera genitalia , biology , fall armyworm , entomology , botany , spodoptera , biochemistry , gene , recombinant dna
EENY-394, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by John L. Capinera, describes this "true armyworm", a light reddish brown nocturnal moth bundant in North America east of the Rocky Mountains, whose larvae are notorious for appearing out of nowhere to inflict a high level of defoliation in grain crops. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, October 2006.EENY-394/IN702: Armyworm, Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (ufl.edu)