UC Rice Blog

Recently, a grower had been observing several straw colored moths flying around his field. He worried those could be armyworm moths that were laying eggs. Turned out those moths were not armyworm moths. Below are a few pictures of what the armyworm moth looks like.

In the past two weeks we saw very high armyworm populations in rice. Many fields had to be treated. However, the pyrethroids, common insecticides used against armyworms, did not provide good control. Applications of carbaryl did not reduce populations either.

UCCE Rice Production Workshop An in-depth workshop that covers the principles and practices of rice production Friday, July 24, 2015 The Refuge Restaurant 1501 Butte House Road Yuba City, CA 95993 Program: 8:30 Sign in, pick up class materials 9:00 Introduction and Workshop Overview 9:10 Rice Growth...

I recently visited a couple of fields in Glenn County with severe armyworm injury. It seems somewhat early to be seeing this type of injury. Application of pyrethroids are not controlling these really high infestations.

The 2015 Rice Production Workshop will be held on July 24th, at The Refuge Restaurant, 1501 Butte House Road, Yuba City, CA.