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Diagnosing Early Season Insect Damage in Corn

May 29, 2020 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Wisconsin Extension

Insects are just one of several factors that can reduce emergence and/or injure plants in the spring. This handy chart from the University of Wisconsin will help pinpoint the possible culprit.

Black Cutworms and Slugs Active This Planting Season

May 15, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Penn State Extension

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.

Start Scouting for Black Cutworms

May 26, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Source: Ohio State University Extension

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.

Cool Weather and Late Planting Impacts Pests

May 18, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Ohio State University Extension

Ohio State University Extension says the recent rainy, cool weather is ideal for slugs, with no-till fields with high residue at a higher risk of slug feeding.

Watch Out for Cutworms in Wet No-Tilled Fields

May 6, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

Source: Michigan State University Extension

Black cutworms lay eggs on grassy weeds or cover crops, low-growing winter annuals and no-till crop residue, while armyworms are attracted to weedy corn fields, cover crops, grassy alfalfa stands and wheat fields.

Black Cutworm Heavy in Eastern U.S.

May 22, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

No-tillers are urged to walk their fields for signs of damage, as populations are usually patchy, and adjacent fields can have very different populations.

Black Cutworms, Armyworms are Making Their Way North

April 24, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

Indiana and Kentucky have reported significant numbers of black cutworms in traps, and large numbers of armyworms have been caught in Kentucky.

Scout For Black Cutworms On Young Corn Plants

May 16, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Kentucky Extension

Capture of black cutworm moths in the IPM traps has been above the rolling five-year average for the last several weeks.

Where To Check For Black Cutworms And Armyworms

April 30, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

By now many of you have heard of, or at least thought about, the possibly of an early black cutworm and true armyworm migration.

Black Cutworm Moths Arrive Early In Big Numbers

April 7, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Christian Krupke and John Obermeyer, Purdue University, Mike Gray, University of Illinois

Dutiful cooperators have captured an inordinate number of black cutworm moths in traps in Indiana and Illinois in the last couple weeks.

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