Black cutworm trap cooperators have detected that moths are beginning their traverse to Indiana this past week.
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2021 Black Cutworm Pheromone Trap Report Form
Armyworm Pheromone Trap Report – 2021
This is a wonderful time of the year in the Hoosier state, as we drive through the countryside, we are greeted with the pleasing sight of several colorful butterfly species gliding across and roads, near puddles of water, or on fall flowering plants. Many of these beauties originated from larvae that likely fed on soybean or alfalfa. However, it is rare for any of these species to cause significant yield losses from defoliation. Below is a listing, with pictures, of some of the common butterflies and their caterpillars this time of year. Although you will find some of these feeding in crops, none are pests.
The following video addresses bean leaf beetle identification, biology, and late-season damage to soybean while keeping the marketable portion of the crop foremost in mind.
Within the past week, we’ve noticed a movement of bean leaf beetles from an early-maturing soybean field, i.e., yellowing leaves, to nearby “green” fields.
A couple of weeks ago, we ran a story on an inordinate number of green cloverworm moth sightings around fields and farmsteads, “Black Moths Fluttering About Everywhere!”
There have been multiple enquiries over the last week concerning corn leaves and forage grasses disappearing!
Most likely you have seen some black moths flying around farms, homes, and yards, especially to lights at night.
Tracking the western bean cutworm moth flight wouldn’t be possible without the many pheromone trap cooperators in our network, see following “Western Bean Cutworm Pheromone Trap Report.”
