Caterpillar 3/4-2" long devastates rose bush in spring! - Ask Extension
Check out the overnight devastation of my rose bush this week (April 26, 2020).
Nothing visible during the day. But at night I caught the pest. It is ...
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Caterpillar 3/4-2" long devastates rose bush in spring! #629020
Asked April 29, 2020, 4:44 PM EDT
Check out the overnight devastation of my rose bush this week (April 26, 2020).
Nothing visible during the day. But at night I caught the pest. It is gray with chevrons on the back near the head.
Some sort of armyworm?
I bet it came in on the horse manure I threw down last fall. The manure came from a farm in Hood River.
Thanks.
Wasco County Oregon
Expert Response
Hi!
I would consider this "worm" a cutworm larva of the Noctuidae family of moths. Possibly of the genus Spodoptera, though I cannot be 100% correct from just a photo. Hope this helps!
Best,
I would consider this "worm" a cutworm larva of the Noctuidae family of moths. Possibly of the genus Spodoptera, though I cannot be 100% correct from just a photo. Hope this helps!
Best,
