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The fall armyworm invasion is fierce this year – and scientists are researching how to stop its destruction of lawns, football fields and crops

  • Written by Scott D. Stewart, Professor of Entomology and Director of the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, University of Tennessee
imageFall armyworm devouring a soybean leaf.Scott D. Stewart, Author provided

Across the Northeast, Midwest, South and Southwest United States, homeowners are watching with horror as their lawns turn from green to brown, sometimes in less than 48 hours, and wondering, “What happened this year – and how did it happen so fast?”

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