Black cutworm moths appear to be more active than normal, says Penn State Extension, and juvenile slugs have hatched out of their eggs in no-tilled fields.
There has been growing evidence that Cry1F does not control western bean cutworm, prompting entomologists in the Great Lakes region to address the issue in an open letter to the seed industry.
An Ohio State University Extension entomologist recommends growers start scouting for black cutworms as soon as corn emerges, checking for symptoms of above- and belowground feeding.
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