Armyworm Pheromone Trap Report – 2024
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Over the past two weeks, armyworm moth captures at the Purdue Ag Research Centers (see accompanying “Armyworm Pheromone Trap Report”) have been variable, certainly not eye-popping!
Armyworm Pheromone Trap Report – 2024
For the last couple of weeks, storms originating in the Southwestern U.S. have effectively “vacuumed up” black cutworm (BCW) moths and deposited them, along with rainfall, in the Midwest.
Pest managers in southern Indiana should now be scouting their alfalfa for leaf feeding from weevil larva.
This season’s extended fall has allowed many plants and insects remain growing and active.
We’ve received questions about black, triangular moths flying around farms, homes, and yards, and especially to lights at night.
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.
Though Japanese beetle numbers and their defoliation to soybean typically get lots of mid-season attention, their pressures seemed to be lower this year.
Increasingly, we are getting inquires 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.
