The moth's larvae are among the worst pests for the $9.5 billion U.S. floriculture and nursery crop industry.
A $2.2 million National Science Foundation grant will establish the center, where scientists will research the farming of insects as a potential food source.
The director of the Texas A&M Honey Bee Lab explains the large role these small insects and animals play in our food supply.
Left unchecked, armyworms can destroy forage crops in a matter of hours, a Texas A&M AgriLife expert says.
Three varieties to worry about, control and repel.
A Texas A&M expert says recent freezing weather in Texas and Mexico likely means Monarch numbers will be down again this year.
Texas A&M AgriLife Research looks to guide future control methods.
The sound-making, hearing mechanisms in crickets date back more than 300 million years.
Texas A&M is part of a multi-university collaboration to study locust swarms and how to limit the destruction they leave behind.
A Texas A&M AgriLife Research and USDA project looks to honey bee diets to strengthen immunity to disease pathogens and reduce population losses.