Corn earworm in sweet corn trapping map for July 16-22, 2012

Corn earworm activity has been higher in the western part of Michigan compared to the east.

See the map below for corn earworm activity in pheromone traps for July 16-22, 2012.

Corn earworm trap map
Numbers on map represent the number of corn earworms caught
between July 16-22, 2012. Each number is the total number
of moths caught during a week in a single pheromone trap placed
near a sweet corn field.

To learn more about corn earworm biology, trapping and management, see the recent MSU Extension News articles:

Dr. Szendrei’s work is funded in part by MSU’s AgBioResearch.

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