Corn Earworms July 6, 2017 - From Issue: 631 By: Rick Foster Read More The first generation flight of corn earworm moths continues throughout the state. Heaviest populations as evidenced by pheromone trap catches have been in the northwest. This first generation flight should[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Call for Sweet Corn for Tasting Event June 27, 2017 - From Issue: 631 By: Liz Maynard Read More We are looking for sweet corn growers to participate in our 2017 Vegetable Field Day and Sweet Corn Tasting. Our field day on Aug. 15 at Pinney Purdue Ag Center in[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: Events
Corn Earworm June 22, 2017 - From Issue: 630 By: Rick Foster Corn earworms are flying. I had 10 in my pheromone trap this morning (June 20). With the surrounding dent corn in most areas far from producing silks, the threshold for[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Armyworms April 26, 2017 - From Issue: 626 By: Rick Foster Read More We have had major flights of armyworm moths (Figure 1.), as evidenced by pheromone trap catches. Catches have been highest in the northeastern portion of the state. Armyworms prefer grasses[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Corn Earworms September 1, 2016 - From Issue: 620 By: Rick Foster Corn earworm flights are quite variable around the state, but are generally heavy. Counts in pheromone traps are higher in the northern part of the state, with the LaPorte County[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Corn Earworm August 18, 2016 - From Issue: 619 By: Rick Foster After a season of relatively low corn earworm activity, pheromone trap catches have taken a dramatic turn upward, especially in the northern half of the state. Catches of 100-200 moths[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Corn Earworm August 4, 2016 - From Issue: 618 By: Rick Foster Corn earworm moth catches continue to be quite low in most areas of the state. Typically, we see an upsurge in activity during the first two weeks of August. With[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn
Fall Armyworms August 4, 2016 - From Issue: 618 By: Rick Foster and John Obermeyer Read More Fall armyworms (Figure 1) are only able to survive the winter in extreme southern US, along the Gulf Coast and in Florida. Fall armyworms tend to migrate northward gradually, with[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Corn Earworm July 5, 2016 - From Issue: 616 By: Rick Foster Pheromone trap catches of corn earworms have been relatively low in most areas of the state, with northern Indiana having the highest counts. Counts from the Purdue research farms can[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Corn Earworm June 8, 2016 - From Issue: 614 By: Rick Foster I continue to catch low numbers of corn earworm moths in my pheromone trap. Although the numbers are low, growers with very early sweet corn that is in the reproductive[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Pests and Pest Management – General
