![]() After the larvae goes through 6 instar or molting stages, the larvae will pupate below the soil line and emerge as adult moths 1 to 2 weeks later. Eggs take about 1 to 2 weeks to hatch after being laid. ![]() Female armyworms deposit eggs in cluster or rows on the lower leaves of grass and the base of plants. There are some varieties of armyworms that overwinter and others that migrate. The weather can greatly affect armyworms a wet and cool spring will favor their development but will hinder predator and parasite population. As the larvae consume the food available to them, they move as a whole group to a new food source, eating as they go. The armyworm is native to North America and got their name by their army-like fashion of moving across fields. ![]()
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