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Update: Armyworm discussion on Twitter the last couple of days...latest Tweet: Scout for armyworm at dusk. Numbers increasing rapidly this week. Feeding on hay fields also not just wheat/barley.
DairyFarmer836:10pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®
Scout for armyworm at dusk. Numbers increasing rapidly this week. Feeding on hay fields also not just wheat/barley.
brfarms095:31pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®@cropdoc2 @WheatPete #armyworm that big of leaf area is what made me unsure #ontag
cropdoc25:30pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®Yes, likely. "@brfarms09: @WheatPete would this be from#armyworm ? pic.twitter.com/oOXqwXUX"
cropdoc25:29pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®Yes, likely armyworm. @vandewallefarm @brfarms09@WheatPete #armyworm
vandewallefarm4:54pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®@brfarms09 @cropdoc2 @WheatPete #armyworm saw same thing in some of our corn.
brfarms094:30pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®@cropdoc2 @WheatPete would this be from #armyworm ?pic.twitter.com/dSgZy5RD
GreenMediaMags3:43pm via Facebookarmyworms on the march in NY state, see advice and photos from Cornell University-eric tinyurl.com/82r3k6cfb.me/1XVAszsPo
formosafarmer2:33pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®Found stripe rust this morning while looking for armyworm. Not enough to worry about yfrog.com/kifhefij
onfieldcrops2:30pm via webRT @JoelBagg Weekly Forage Reportfieldcropnews.com/?p=3877 armyworm, hay storage, fertility #OntAg
JoelBagg2:16pm via webWeekly Forage Report fieldcropnews.com/?p=3877armyworm, hay storage, fertility
KenBrett112:45pm via Twitter for iPhoneRT @ScottCaughill: Let's change the armyworm subject, found soybean aphids today!
ScottCaughill11:25am via Twitter for iPhoneLet's change the armyworm subject, found soybean aphids today!
waynekblackJun 19, 10:55pm via Twitter for iPhone@brfarms09 sucks to hear you have to spray for#armyworm. How many acres have you had to do? Saw a few in my #corn.
brfarms09Jun 19, 10:42pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®40 acres sprayed for #armyworm, hoping the aphids in WW isn't a sign of what's to come for soybeans. Wheat jumped +foot since heading
gleaner42Jun 19, 7:09pm via Twitter for iPhone@BryanAvison armyworm,crossing the road out of a harvested hay field into the corn.Good news is that they are adults,minimal damage
beanboyzJun 19, 5:29pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®@Agridome I found 20 #armyworm in the pool. Worse yet my wife offered 10 cents per worm for the boys to scoop them out
JoelBaggJun 19, 4:43pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®RT @ScoutingFields: #armyworm damage on forage crop found in Markham today. Also found #armyworm in wheat again today. Scout in the evening pic.twitter.com/3lbqEQ4B
AgridomeJun 19, 4:43pm via TweetDeckMT @ScoutingFields: #armyworm damage on forage crop found in Markham 2day. Also found #armyworm in wheat again 2day. bit.ly/McRNj8
ScoutingFieldsJun 19, 4:42pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®#armyworm damage on forage crop found in Markham today. Also found #armyworm in wheat again today. Scout in the evening pic.twitter.com/3lbqEQ4B
HylandSeeds1Jun 19, 1:06pm via HootSuiteRT @OntAg: RT @GillesQuesnel: Armyworm still a risk in eastern ON, as Quebec Trapping Network still collecting increasing # of moths....
ANRomonJun 19, 12:43pm via webRT @GillesQuesnel: Armyworm still a risk in eastern ON, as Quebec Trapping Network still collecting increasing # of moths. bit.ly/Mq3fIJ #ontag
OntAgJun 19, 12:36pm via HootSuiteRT @GillesQuesnel: Armyworm still a risk in eastern ON, as Quebec Trapping Network still collecting increasing # of moths....
GillesQuesnelJun 19, 11:55am via webArmyworm still a risk in eastern ON, as Quebec Trapping Network still collecting increasing # of moths. bit.ly/Mq3fIJ #ontag
waynekblackJun 19, 6:58am via Twitter for iPhoneGreat info! Thanks “@mhillfarm: #Armyworm Updateshar.es/suBjB via @ShareThis” #OntAg
Iggypops74Jun 18, 9:29pm via Twitter for iPhoneRT @waynekblack: Sporadic feeding..so far. Another insect to content with. #armyworm #OntAg #HuronCty#farmlife pic.twitter.com/fqd14lqA
waynekblackJun 18, 7:49pm via Twitter for iPhone@infoSLCC first serious infestation I've noticed. One or two #corn stalks here & there. #armyworm #OntAg
waynekblackJun 18, 7:20pm via Twitter for iPhoneFound one #armyworm on a small #corn stalk. Not looking good. :( #OntAg #HuronCty #farmlifepic.twitter.com/9U9jlNiS
waynekblackJun 18, 7:16pm via Twitter for iPhoneSporadic feeding..so far. Another insect to content with.#armyworm #OntAg #HuronCty #farmlifepic.twitter.com/fqd14lqA
@cropdoc2 @Agridome @realagriculture hysteria? These are looking like BIG #armyworm problem. Now to find them pic.twitter.com/VJmqOsya
Stittsville_OntJun 18, 5:49pm via TweetDeckRT @phhermans: A few armyworm showed up today while scouting a field in Stittsville. Nothing urgent yet!pic.twitter.com/Ag0X34f2
phhermansJun 18, 4:39pm via webA few armyworm showed up today while scouting a field in Stittsville. Nothing urgent yet! Thank goodness!pic.twitter.com/uaGM8aF9
OntarioFarmsJun 18, 2:37pm via HootSuiteRT @OFA1: For info on Armyworm and other crop issues listen in to OMAFRA Cropline podcasts: bit.ly/Pdlh2U#ontag
OFA1Jun 18, 2:05pm via TweetDeckFor info on Armyworm and other crop issues listen in to OMAFRA Cropline podcasts: bit.ly/Pdlh2U #ontag
SannahChoiJun 18, 9:41am via web@michaelsme FYI RT @CBCOntarioToday #armyworminfestations across sw & sc ont. Farmers have recourse if caught early. What the rest of us?
vandewallefarmJun 18, 7:38am via webRT @sheppardjm: armyworm crossing a road near Lennon, MI | pic.twitter.com/H9JCFidT
vandewallefarmJun 18, 7:23am via Twitter for BlackBerry®@KevinNixon_ trying to decide to spray or not to spray? We are thinking the worst ones will get sprayed tonight.#armyworm.
vandewallefarmJun 18, 7:11am via Twitter for BlackBerry®#armyworm numbers and feeding increasing in wheat fields this morning near Dublin Ont #wheat #ontagpic.twitter.com/ck7mSiCg
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