The armyworm probably does not overwinter in Nebraska, but reinvades the northern part of its range each spring. |
It was very nice indeed but I have to fight the urge to be TOO tidy, so the wee bugs and beasties have somewhere to overwinter. |
Take cuttings of tender perennials and annuals that you want to overwinter. |
Their above-ground parts die back, but their roots overwinter, and the plants resprout in the spring. |
Some species overwinter near the roots of weeds such as stickweed, plantain, and fleabane. |
More wireworms and white grubs have been observed and increased numbers of dingy cutworms, which overwinter here, are likely. |