Army Worm Life Cycle at Life

Army Worm Life Cycle. Fall armyworm adult moth the fall armyworm has four life stages: The life cycle of the army worm, and its moth parent, is very rapid, and as such, it is possible that three different infestations can occur over the warmer months of the year.

After hatching the caterpillars starts feeding on the leaves of the seedlings. Identification, life cycle, crop damage, trapping, field scouting, and economic. The number of eggs females can lay is positively correlated with their pupal weight.

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Army cutworm larvae (figure 4) attain a length of 1½ to 2 inches. Identification, life cycle, crop damage, trapping, field scouting, and economic. Forewings are mottled with flecks of white, and males may have a triangular white spot near the wing tip, and another spot in the middle of the wing. Generally the caterpillars move in swarm from one field to the other.