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By Cecil Lawson
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The fall armyworm has
arrived across the state
of Kentucky and is caus-
ing widespread damage
to lawns and crop and pas-
ture land.
“We have had reports of
fan armyworm activity in
Bath County this week in
pastures,” said Bath Coun-
fty Agriculture Extension
Vicki L. Romero
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’Danny and Vonda Harmon of Sharpsburg shared photos of what they called a
“picture perfect" alfalfa crop recently
damaged by fall armyworms.
Agent Rob Amburgey.
“Producers in parts of the
state dealt with this pest
back in July. We are now
on round two. Surround-
ing states consider this the
largest outbreak since the
1970s.”
The fall armyworm
(Spodoptera frugiperda)
is the larval stage of the
fall armyworm moth.
The species is distributed
widely through North and
South America, but since
it cannot overwinter in
below-freezing
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tures, it only survives in
the southern regions of
the United States, mainly
in Texas and Florida.
As a caterpillar during
its larval stage, it has a
wide-ranging diet of grass-
es and grain crops, which
can make them destruc-
tive of lawns and agricul-
tural crops. They are also
known to practice canni-
balism against their own
species as they cocoon.
The larva go through
six instars, or stages, last-
ing 14 to 30 days, reaching
a length of 1 1/2 to 2 inches,
before they then pupate
underground for to 37
days, in a cocoon they
form from silk and soil.
‘ The moth stage then
hatches, and as moths they
live 10 to 21 days, with the
females laying more eggs.
They are mainly nocturnal
flourish during warm and
humid weather
The armyworm is natu-
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tall armywors damage nasture, Iwns this ver Labor: Day Weekend
rally preyed upon by birds,
rodents, beetles, and other
insects as well as flies and ,
wasps.
Amburgey urges local
ag producers to take ac—
tion now.
“Because we are aware
that the fall army worm
is here, producers should
begin scouting crop fields,
hay fields, pastures and
home lawns for. army
worm activity. Females
can lay upwards of 1000
eggs and the eggs can
hatch within 48 hours,” he
said. “The fall armyworm
is much easier to con-
trol when we are treating
smaller larvae.”
Anyone needing more
information on‘fall army-
worms or their control can
contact the Bath County
Extension Office at 674-
6121.
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Thursday, September 02, 2021
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Fireworks show at Cave
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photo courtesy of
uilve-Bobby Rogers
An annual fireworks show to kick off the end of summer is
scheduled for this Saturddy,.5eptember 4, at Cave Run Lake.
The annual Labor Day Weekend'Fireworks Show is sponsored
by the Bath County Fiscal Court and Judge-Executive Bobby
Rogersand-‘ic for solefithtoth’private donations. “ "
Fireworks will take place at dusk, and the road across Cave
Run Dam will be closed to traffic during the display.
rarm ream Tennis Ball
Pull at owingsville lions
olun Park this Saturday
The public is invited this
Saturday to a Farm Team
Tennis Ball Pull to be held
at the Show ring of the Ow-
ingsville Lions Club Park,
starting at 5 pm.
Draft horse teams and
their owners from the local
area and from around the
state will take part in the
event to see who has the
strongest team of horses.
Teams pull a sled weight-
ed with cement blocks and
equipped with a tennis ball
in a tuna can to measure
not only strength but also
On September 11, 2001,
our entire world was forev-
er changed by the attacks
on our country‘Among the
many heroes of that tragic
day were the first respond-
ers (EMS, fire fighters, law
enforcement, etc.) who’ also
lost so many of their own.
The Bath County Memo-
rial Library in conjunction
with the City of Sharpsburg
will be hosting a 20th An—
niversary Commemora—
tion and First Responders
Appreciation Reception on
Friday, September 10, from
to 8 pm. at the Sharps-
burg Community Center.
We will also have an edu-
Shar sburg Branch Library to honor
loc first responders at 9/11 Tribute
control during the pull.
This event as originally
scheduled to take place in
July during the Bath Coun-
ty Agricultural Fair.
The public is also re-
minded that the 2021 Draft
Horse and Mule Plowing
Contest will be held again
this year at the Downs
Farms in Olympia on Sat-
urday, October 23, starting
at 10 am. I
For more information
contact Mike Downs at
606-768-3330.
cational and informative
poster and video exhibition
from the 9/11 Memorial
and Museum that chroni—
cles that terrible day and
its aftermath.
Light refreshments will
be available.
We invite the public to
attend and help us to re-
member all that was lost
and to inspire us to keep
on keeping on in the face of
adversity. I
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