Crops
New Zealand farmers warned of greasy cutworm this spring as El Niño winters swell moths
Mild winters let more pupae survive, so caterpillars emerge just as maize, chicory, turnip and forage rape seedlings establish; one Waikato farmer lost 40% of a turnip crop in a week and now sprays every crop at the two-leaf stage, while researchers advise weed control, a six-week fallow, treated se