Black cutworm trap cooperators have detected that moths are beginning their traverse to Indiana this past week.
Black cutworm trap cooperators have detected that moths are beginning their traverse to Indiana this past week.
As I write this, spotty showers are moving through the state. At this time of the year, my interest is where those fronts are moving from.
For reasons that are unclear – but likely related to two seasons of increased monitoring and spraying – the western bean cutworm damage is far lower than the past two seasons.
The western bean cutworm (WBC) trapping season continues, and after a slow start, moth flights have surged in many northern Indiana county traps this past week.
Most of our pheromone trappers got their report in during this Independence Day holiday, see “Western Bean Cutworm Pheromone Trap Report.”
Our faithful pheromone trappers are back in business, as they are now monitoring for the emergence of western bean cutworm moths from the soil.
2018 Western Bean Cutworm Pheromone Trap Report
Pheromone trapping began for western bean cutworm moths this week. Within just one day several cooperators were reporting catches. This is just the beginning of an extended moth emergence and flight, with their peak activity expected 2-3 weeks from now.
Black cutworm pheromone trap cooperators have faithfully reported their week’s catches, but most haven’t been numerically challenged.
Storm systems from the Southwestern portions of the country have brought more than rain showers. Many of our pheromone trap cooperators captured black cutworm moths over the last week…though numbers are relatively low. Most surprising was the number of armyworm moths captured in East Central Indiana at the Purdue Davis Ag Research Center.
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