The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has unveiled a new interactive tool for cattlemen and hay producers to use in locating available armyworm sweep nets and also to track the emergence of armyworms across Alabama.
Almost all county extension offices in the state have sweep nets available for use, as well as all Regional Animal Science and Forage Extension agents, and many cattlemen throughout the state. To see which cattlemen have nets, please go to:
http://maps.acesag.auburn.edu/Alabama_Armyworm_Watch/default.aspx
There is a little "i" button on the top menu bar. Click that, then click on the county you are interested in, and you will see the cattlemen who have sweep nets. In the future, this map will reflect where armyworms have been detected.
The you tube video on how to use a sweep net is ready, it can be found at:
The next step: making sure we communicate where fall armyworm problems have been found, so everyone will be aware they need to get out and start looking for armyworms. When you hear of where and when an armyworm infestation has been located, please relay that information to Extension Entomologist Dr. Kathy Flanders at Auburn University (334-844-6393 or flandkl@auburn.edu)
The first installment of a two part article on fall armyworms appeared in the Alabama Cattleman magazine in June, with part two to be published in the upcoming July issue.
Current chemicals registered for fall armyworm can be found in the forage IPM Guide:
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0500-A/VOL1-2011/forage.pdf
or in the fall armyworm circular:
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1019/
The IPM guide lists one insecticide, a premix of Karate and Coragen called VOLIAM XPRESS, which is NOT available in Alabama. That premix will be marketed under a different name in Alabama, but the state label is still pending.
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