The beet army worm is attacking cotton fields in the Rio Grande Valley, stripping plants of leaves and bolls with more than a month left before harvest.
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Army worms are doing the most damage in the Coastal Bend and East Texas, although they are reported in most Central Texas counties, agricultural extension agents said.
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Agricultural officials warn that suburban lawn manicurists may find their labors of love devoured by an unexplained infestation of army worms ( not related to navy beans ).
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It has also been shown to possess affinity for the dopamine army worm Sf9 cells ) expressing rat VMAT2 at an average concentration of 93 ?6.8 ?M.
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The army worm, which proceeds across farmland and lawns in lines much like an advancing army, attacks the leaves of the plant _ the primary nutrient source for food.
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And even closer to our Midwest roots comes a report from Minnesota of a local amateur winemaker who brewed wine from tent caterpillars ( commonly called army worms ).
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Typically, army worms, which migrate north from the Southeast as moths in the spring, are present in very low numbers _ about five to six worms per square foot.
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Reports that cotton fields in Mississippi were infested with the beet army worm, which has already devastated much of the South Texas crop, helped send prices soaring, traders said.
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Scott and many farmers contend the boll weevil spray also took out the army worms'natural predators, giving the pests free rein in the fields of the Valley's main crop.
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The USDA has had no requests for disaster relief, and last week the Senate voted to not include $ 25 million for army worm victims in a special farm bill.
