Chance Of Rain Tuesday. While many in Oklahoma are fighting moths, experts say that this may be the start of an outbreak of armyworms. Most of Oklahoma is dealing with a large number of moths that may lead to an infestation of the worms that eat grassy plants.
Armyworms can devour large sections of ground cover and portions of field crops.
Don Molnar with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture said that the increase in moths is due to recent weather patterns and the moths' migration from Texas. The moths may lay eggs that could turn into armyworms by next week, leading to a threat to grass pastures used for grazing as well as corn and soybean crops. Entomologists said that the gestation period for the eggs depends on the weather. The moths can lay dozens of eggs on a single plant. When the larvae hatch, they eat plants.