A few of our customers have said they are being invaded by armyworms. One even said they are covering their driveway to where they can't walk without stepping on them! They are most active at night, and hide during the day. They skeletonize lettuce, and other plants such as cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower. Fall armyworms are brown with yellow stripes, and beet armyworms are green with light colored stripes. They can be controlled naturally by releasing trichogramma wasps to parasitize the newly hatched eggs, and lady bugs which feed on armyworm eggs. You can also spray BT (bacillus thuringiensis) or Spinosad (as a last resort) if the pests become intolerable.
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