K-State entomologists warn of army cutworm surge in western Kansas

  • Miller moths lay up to 1,000 eggs that hatch in the spring as army cutworms, eager to feed on crop leaves. (K-State Entomology Department)
    Miller moths lay up to 1,000 eggs that hatch in the spring as army cutworms, eager to feed on crop leaves. (K-State Entomology Department)
    GARDEN CITY — Kansas State University Research and Extension agents are alerting western Kansas farmers and landowners to begin looking for a common springtime pest. The army cutworm is starting to make an appearance in some wheat and triticale fields in the far western region of the state, said Anthony Zukoff, an entomologist at K-State. “The army cutworm is … one of ...

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