Bollworm

Arkansas farmers experiencing bollworm explosion

KUAR | By George Jared/ Talk Business & Politics

The numbers of a common, damaging pest in Arkansas row crops have surged in the last several weeks.

Bollworms, a moth caterpillar, are typically found in cotton, soybean and corn crops. The insect emerges as a moth in mid-May and then spreads its larva onto crops, according to farmprogress.com. Hungry bollworms can damage soybean pods, corn ears and cotton bolls and squares.

Yields can be diminished as a result of bollworm damage.

https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2022-07-06/arkansas-farmers-experiencing-bollworm-explosion

Matthew Davis/UA System Division Of Agriculture

Bollworm moths in a trap in Jackson County on July 1. Agents and entomologists are seeing higher than usual numbers of these moths.