Once again this year I will be monitoring corn earworm flights throughout the state. Be sure to check the CEW trapping website for updates daily. If you produce sweetcorn or popcorn and are interested in hosting a trap, please contact me at (765) 494-6167 or lingwell@purdue.edu. I will provide the trap and the lure, but I need you to report the trap counts.
Figure 1. Adult CEW recovered in a trap.
Figure 2. Hartstack trap baited with a female pheromone lure at the Meigs Horticulture Farm.