Fall armyworms are the caterpillar stage of a nondescript, small gray moth which overwinters in Florida and the tropics. Florida-grown sod which was recently laid might have had eggs on it and now the eggs have become “worms”.
Your first sign of a fall armyworm infestation might be several birds clustered on a turf area. Although birds eat the caterpillars, they are no match for hundreds of them in one lawn. Closer examination of the grass reveals several (perhaps dozens) of caterpillars munching on turf blades. Young worms are
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