Insect trapping


Corn Earworm https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/veg/cornearworm/ We are nearing the end of fresh silk on the dent corn population throughout much of the state. This means that for those of you who have late plantings of sweetcorn that have yet to silk, your threshold will drop back down to 1 moth per night on average to trigger an…Read more about Insect Trapping Updates[Read More]


Squash Vine Borer More information available at https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/veg/squash-vine-borer/ For those trappers who are currently reporting, we can see that our first generation of active adult moths is declining. Corn Earworm More information available at https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/veg/cornearworm/ Montgomery County is still holding the record (La Porte did get the closest), but counts have dropped dramatically. We are…Read more about Insect Trapping Updates[Read More]


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