Armyworm moth captures have varied throughout the state for the last eight weeks (see “Armyworm Pheromone Trap Report”).
Armyworm moth captures have varied throughout the state for the last eight weeks (see “Armyworm Pheromone Trap Report”).
Armyworm Pheromone Trap Report – 2023
Temperatures throughout the state remained pleasant, but low temperatures briefly dipped into the upper 30s and low 40s as a strong cold front pushed through the Midwest.
As Purdue University’s Extension Forage Specialist, there is one forage production practice recommendation that draws my ire and has become a major pet peeve; so much that every time the recommendation is offered I think I lose another hair follicle on my head and legs.
No surprise, as reported in last week’s Pest&Crop, the “landing spots” for the many black cutworm moths into the state are now being realized. Another encouragement to scout high-risk corn and soybean fields as they emerge. Black cutworm larvae, some near pupation, were reported cutting soybean seedlings in Southwest Indiana. The river bottom fields, lush with weeds earlier this spring, had lost 4 to 8,000 plants/acre from the damage. Because of soybeans ability to compensate for lost plants, and the size of the cutworm larvae, no treatment will be necessary in these fields. Fortunately, the damage was scattered throughout, rather than concentrated in areas of the fields. If replanting, or filling-in, is being considered, the following publication may be of help, click HERE. In West Central Indiana, black cutworm damage was being reported in one-leaf sweet corn planted into cover crop residues. Most plants had some leaf feeding, and cutting[Read More…]
Armyworm Pheromone Trap Report – 2023
Cool mornings and warm afternoons have made conditions pleasant across the state.
To make excellent quality hay, the forage needs to be cut at the right growth stage and packaged into a bale at the right moisture content without incidence of rain damage.
Wheat is starting to head out across the central and northern Indiana, with flowering not too far behind.
It is that time of year when much cool-season grass and legume hay is being made in Indiana.
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