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Army worm outbreak spreads throughout county
By TED BOOKER
TIMES STAFF WRITER
SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2012
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The outbreak of army worms last week now has unexpectedly spread to farms in the northern half of Jefferson County, posing a risk for all farmers with hay, grass, corn and small-grain crops.
Michael E. Hunter, field crops educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County, said the outbreak at farms north of the Black River was caused by another wave of moths that traveled north from Western New York to hatch the destructive worms in hayfields...
Army worm outbreak spreads throughout county
By TED BOOKER
TIMES STAFF WRITER
SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2012
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The outbreak of army worms last week now has unexpectedly spread to farms in the northern half of Jefferson County, posing a risk for all farmers with hay, grass, corn and small-grain crops.
Michael E. Hunter, field crops educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County, said the outbreak at farms north of the Black River was caused by another wave of moths that traveled north from Western New York to hatch the destructive worms in hayfields...