2019 Black Cutworm Pheromone Trap Report Form
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Armyworm Pheromone Trap Report – 2020
As we close out a difficult 2019 growing season, growers turn their attention to seed orders for 2020.
If out in the fields, or around the yard, during these beautiful fall afternoons, you may have experienced very unpleasant bites on exposed skin. The big surprise is how tiny these black bugs are, barely visible without magnification.
2019 Corn Earworm Trap Report
2019 Corn Earworm Trap Report
2019 Corn Earworm Trap Report
The painted lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui, is mostly orange mottled with black and white markings.
2019 Corn Earworm Trap Report
Recently there have been numerous reports of swarms of “bee-like” flies around Indiana fields, farmsteads, and rural environments, and wanted to take the opportunity to tell you a bit about this curiosity. Adult hover flies (aka syrphid flies) can sometimes be mistaken for bees or wasps, because they look a lot like them! Some people refer to hover flies as “corn flies” or “sweat bees,” but these insects are actually quite different from bees. Hover flies belong to the Order Diptera, or the true flies. The most noticeable group at this time of year belong to the genus Toxomerus, which feed on pollen. There are many other syrphid flies present throughout the season that are beneficial, as their larvae feed on soft-bodied insects like aphids. Compared to sweat bees, hover flies have black and yellow markings, are able to fly in place yet dart away quickly, have a[Read More…]
