How weather affects armyworms lawn infestations [Video]

TEMPERATURE WISE. ALL RIGHT CHRIS, THANK YOU. I LOVE THAT IT’S STARTING TO COOL OFF. BUT LET’S TALK ABOUT THE HEAT FOR A SECOND. THE HEAT NOT ONLY IMPACTS US, BUT IT CAN IMPACT YOUR YARD AS WELL. HOWEVER, YOUR YARD CAN BE IMPACTED IN OTHER WAYS. METEOROLOGIST SYDNEY SULLIVAN JOINS US NOW LIVE TO BREAK DOWN ALL OF THIS WITH AN EXPLANATION. SYDNEY, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? THAT’S RIGHT. RASHAD, LATE SUMMER CAN BRING IT ALL WEATHER WISE. WE’VE SEEN THE HEAT WAVES, TROPICAL IMPACTS, DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND THEN GORGEOUS DAYS LIKE TODAY. BUT IT CAN ALSO BRING THE RETURN OF ARMY WORMS. NOW, 1 OR 2 TIMES EVERY DECADE, ARMY WORMS WILL SURGE IN NUMBER LIKE THEY ARE NOW AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY NORTH TOWARDS COOLER WEATHER. THEY TEND TO VENTURE OUT EARLY IN THE MORNING OR LATE IN THE DAY IN ORDER TO FEED. AND …