I packed up a spider plant for my daughter to take back to college to hang in her coop room. I live in Georgia and she is now in AnnArbor. The plant spent the summer outside doing very well.
Unfortunately an unknown critter took the ride to Michigan.
Anyone know what it is? Should she dispose of it, release it outside, keep it in a jar and feed it spider plant leaves? What might it morph into?
Thanks.
It looks like an armyworm to me, a definite pest, but wait for confermation from someone more knowledgeable before you dispatch it.
yuck. it looks enough like an army worm to me.........
Another shot.
Aren't there lots of different army worms? Does that matter? Are they all pests?
they are all pests. here is the common one in north america. i'm sure there are probably more. oh, i was wrong in my spelling. armyworm is one word: http://ipm.illinois.edu/fieldcrops/insects/armyworm/
