The western bean cutworm (WBC) trapping season continues, and after a slow start, moth flights have increased slightly in many northern Indiana county traps this past week.
John Obermeyer
With EPA’s recent revoking of chlorpyrifos (e.g., Lorsban, Tundra Supreme) tolerances in food/feed crops, we have lost an active ingredient that provided control of spider mites.
Some areas of Indiana remain very dry and concerns of spider mites moving into fields from parched field/road sides increase.
2020 Western Bean Cutworm Pheromone Trap Report
As many have asked, or made note, insect pest numbers seem lower this season. No surprise that the moisture and temperature extremes have had an impact, especially those insects depending on the soil to complete at least a portion of their life cycle.
2020 Western Bean Cutworm Pheromone Trap Report
2020 Western Bean Cutworm Pheromone Trap Report
Reports from those checking cornfields indicate that brown stink bugs had been busy earlier feeding on seedlings and currently within whorls.
Pheromone trapping began for western bean cutworm moths this past week.
2020 Western Bean Cutworm Pheromone Trap Report
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