Arkansas Advisory: true armyworms turning up in wheat

True armyworms are turning up in Arkansas wheat in some areas, and there's always the risk that they will move into adjoining crops, like rice. Gus Lorenz, Extension Entomologist, urged growers and their crop advisers to scout closely and to remember that these worms tend to congregate in hiding places, like under dirt clods, in mid day.

Curt Johnson, a crop consultant in southeast Arkansas, said that worms were apparently hitting wheat on one of his grower's farms. Johnson, who isn't checking the grower's wheat but is working other crops, said the farmer asked why birds were clipping the heads on wheat. "The birds are looking for the worms that are clipping the heads," Johnson replied.

We'll have more about this in AgFax: Southern Grain later in the week.

CLICK HERE to hear our interview with Gus Lorenz regarding the advisory.

-- Owen Taylor