{"id":303,"date":"2026-07-29T16:29:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/monroe\/?p=303"},"modified":"2026-07-29T16:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:29:07","slug":"armyworms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/monroe\/2026\/07\/armyworms\/","title":{"rendered":"Armyworms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It is time to start scouting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">28 July, 2026,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While I was at K.B.Sutton Elementary School open house talking to students about the upcoming school year and 4H programs, I received a picture via text. It was blurry, but it appeared to be a zip lock bag with a little plant material and 3 worms. The worms had 2 stripes running the length of their body. This morning I was able to get some really good pictures of the first reported armyworms in Monroe County for 2026. A few armyworms are in the environment are normal. Armyworms travel northward and arrive in middle Georgia in the fall.  Armyworms can consume a large amount of plant material. Scout your  gardens, pastures, and hayfields, and if you find armyworms go ahead and crush them on site. If you happen to find higher numbers of individuals you may want to consider using insecticide control measures. Contact the Extension office if you have questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Y&#8217;all Be Safe <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/monroe\/files\/2026\/07\/image000002-8-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"armyworm\" class=\"wp-image-301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/monroe\/files\/2026\/07\/image000002-8-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/monroe\/files\/2026\/07\/image000002-8-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/monroe\/files\/2026\/07\/image000002-8-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/monroe\/files\/2026\/07\/image000002-8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/monroe\/files\/2026\/07\/image000001-8-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"armyworm\" class=\"wp-image-302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/monroe\/files\/2026\/07\/image000001-8-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/monroe\/files\/2026\/07\/image000001-8-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/monroe\/files\/2026\/07\/image000001-8-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/monroe\/files\/2026\/07\/image000001-8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is time to start scouting 28 July, 2026, While I was at K.B.Sutton Elementary School open house talking to students about the upcoming school year and 4H programs, I received a picture via text. It was blurry, but it appeared to be a zip lock bag with a little plant material and 3 worms. 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