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Posts From Fred Musser, Research Entomologist

Heliothine Trap Catches, July 27, 2018

Heliothine Trap Catches, July 27, 2018 Updated

🕔12:00, 27.Jul 2018

Bollworm pheromone trap catches were down a little this week in most counties. There are still plenty of moths available to lay enough eggs to cause economic damage in susceptible crops, so remain alert for bollworm infestations. Tobacco budworm pressure

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Heliothine Trap Catches, July 20, 2018

Heliothine Trap Catches, July 20, 2018 Updated

🕔08:33, 20.Jul 2018

Bollworm pheromone moth trap catches were up sharply this week in the Delta region, signalling the beginning of another generation. The next 2-3 weeks will likely be most critical for monitoring bollworm pressure in cotton and late soybeans. Tobacco budworm

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Heliothine Trap Catches, July 13, 2018

Heliothine Trap Catches, July 13, 2018 Updated

🕔08:17, 13.Jul 2018

Bollworm pheromone moth trap catches in our trap line surprisingly declined in the Delta region this week again, but increased slightly in Northeastern MS. However, one trap in Quitman county not normally reported here had 645 bollworm moths in it

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Heliothine Trap Catches, July 6, 2018

Heliothine Trap Catches, July 6, 2018 Updated

🕔08:03, 6.Jul 2018

Bollworm pheromone moth traps were relatively low for the second consecutive week. Tobacco budworm catches remained low as they have been all year. I expect bollworm catches to begin to rise next week as we will be about one month

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Heliothine Trap Catches, June 29, 2018

Heliothine Trap Catches, June 29, 2018 Updated

🕔10:11, 30.Jun 2018

Bollworm moth trap catches were lower this week in Mississippi. Tobacco budworm catches remained at very low levels.

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Heliothine Trap Catches, June 22, 2018

Heliothine Trap Catches, June 22, 2018 Updated

🕔15:05, 22.Jun 2018

Bollworm pheromone trap catches for the week remained relatively high in the Delta region, especially in Washington county. Tobacco budworm counts remain low in all counties. As corn matures past silk stage, fewer bollworm eggs will be laid in corn,

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Heliothine Trap Counts, June 15, 2018

Heliothine Trap Counts, June 15, 2018 Updated

🕔09:34, 15.Jun 2018

Bollworm trap catches are up sharply this week for the second consecutive week, especially in the Mississippi Delta region. Most of these moths will likely oviposit in silking corn where they cause minimal damage, but early cotton and soybeans should

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Heliothine Trap Counts, June 8, 2018

Heliothine Trap Counts, June 8, 2018 Updated

🕔09:09, 11.Jun 2018

Bollworm trap catches rose sharply this week, especially in the Delta, signalling the beginning of another generation. Moth emergence is aligning with corn silking this year which is bad news. While economic damage to corn is minimal, larvae develop very

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Heliothine Trap Catches, June 1, 2018

Heliothine Trap Catches, June 1, 2018 Updated

🕔09:26, 4.Jun 2018

Pheromone trap catches for the week ending June 1 were similar to the previous week, which is similar to or slightly lower than historical averages. Tobacco budworm counts continue to be low, so most heliothine larvae observed should be bollworms

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Heliothine Trap Counts, May 25, 2018

Heliothine Trap Counts, May 25, 2018 Updated

🕔09:41, 25.May 2018

We will be posting pheromone trap catch data again this year from several counties in Mississippi to give you an idea when pressure is greatest and whether your population is likely mostly bollworm (corn earworm) or tobacco budworm. We have

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Heliothine Trap Counts, August 25, 2017

Heliothine Trap Counts, August 25, 2017 Updated

🕔16:50, 25.Aug 2017

Bollworm counts held steady this week overall at a level about normal for this time of year. Some counties increased compared to last week while other counties decreased. Tobacco budworm counts were very low again this week, with no counties

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Heliothine Trap Counts, August 18, 2017

Heliothine Trap Counts, August 18, 2017 Updated

🕔16:52, 18.Aug 2017

Trap catches were up sharply in the Delta region this week. We are now four weeks since the last large bollworm moth flight, so this increase in moth numbers is no surprise. Tobacco budworm catches remained extremely low in the

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Heliothine Pheromone Trap Counts, August 11, 2017

Heliothine Pheromone Trap Counts, August 11, 2017 Updated

🕔10:14, 11.Aug 2017

Bollworm moth trap counts were lower in every monitored county across the state this week compared to last week and lower than historic averages for this time of year. Tobacco budworm moth catches were also low, so new bollworm and

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Heliothine Pheromone Trap Counts, August 4, 2017

Heliothine Pheromone Trap Counts, August 4, 2017 Updated

🕔16:20, 4.Aug 2017

Bollworm trap counts rose in most counties this week, particularly in the Northeastern Hills region of the state. Numbers are typical for this time of the year and susceptible crops may need to be sprayed. Tobacco budworm counts were low

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Heliothine Pheromone Trap Counts, July 28, 2017

Heliothine Pheromone Trap Counts, July 28, 2017 Updated

🕔10:37, 29.Jul 2017

Bollworm moth trap catches fell dramatically in the Delta region this week, signalling the end of moth emergence from the generation that developed on corn. There were still enough moths caught that susceptible crops can have an infestation, but pressure

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Heliothine Trap Counts, July 21, 2017

Heliothine Trap Counts, July 21, 2017 Updated

🕔14:29, 21.Jul 2017

Bollworm moth counts in the Delta rose dramatically during the last week, consistent with scouting reports, so growers should expect high egg and larval counts in susceptible crops. Every county averaged more than 100 moths per trap for the week

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Heliothine Trap Catches, July 14, 2017

Heliothine Trap Catches, July 14, 2017 Updated

🕔15:17, 15.Jul 2017

Bollworm catches were higher at all Delta locations this week while holding steady in the Hills region. Tobacco budworm catches were low at most locations.

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Heliothine Pheromone Traps, July 5, 2017

Heliothine Pheromone Traps, July 5, 2017 Updated

🕔16:38, 7.Jul 2017

Pheromone trap catches this week were similar to last week and about average for this time of year. Tobacco budworm catches were much higher in Northeast MS than in the Delta region, so growers around Noxubee and Lowndes counties should

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Heliothine Pheromone Trap Counts, June 28, 2017

Heliothine Pheromone Trap Counts, June 28, 2017 Updated

🕔17:46, 29.Jun 2017

The trap catches for both bollworm and tobacco budworm were similar to last week which are somewhat low for this time of year. 

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Heliothine Pheromone Trap Counts, June 23, 2017

Heliothine Pheromone Trap Counts, June 23, 2017 Updated

🕔14:16, 23.Jun 2017

With the exception of Washington County bollworm traps, counts were similar to last week at levels near or below historic averages for both bollworm and tobacco budworm. Therefore worm pressure in susceptible crops should be typical for this time of

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Heliothine Trap Catches, June 16, 2017

Heliothine Trap Catches, June 16, 2017 Updated

🕔14:42, 19.Jun 2017

Pheromone trap catches for bollworm moths were down for the week compared to the previous week. These numbers were also down somewhat from long term averages in both NE Mississippi and in the Delta. Tobacco budworm catches were low in

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Moth Trap Counts for June 9, 2017

Moth Trap Counts for June 9, 2017 Updated

🕔17:41, 9.Jun 2017

Pheromone traps are up and recording data in a number of counties around Mississippi again this year. We will try to report the counts weekly to help you maximize your efficiency in scouting crops for worms. Pheromone traps can’t replace

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Insect Pheromone Trap Counts, August 10, 2016

Insect Pheromone Trap Counts, August 10, 2016 Updated

🕔10:31, 12.Aug 2016

Bollworm and tobacco budworm pheromone trap catches were overall similar to last week, and slightly above the long-term average trap catches for both pests at this time of year. This is the third consecutive week with strong numbers, so susceptible

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Bollworm and Budworm Pheromone Trap Catches, August 3, 2016

Bollworm and Budworm Pheromone Trap Catches, August 3, 2016 Updated

🕔14:51, 5.Aug 2016

Trap catches for bollworm remained high in some areas this week. Several traps caught more than 200 moths, while one trap in Washington County had 568 moths this week. Overall, moth catches were somewhat lower than they were last week,

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Bollworm and Budworm Trap Counts, July 29, 2016

Bollworm and Budworm Trap Counts, July 29, 2016 Updated

🕔17:29, 29.Jul 2016

Bollworm moth trap catches were up sharply this week, especially in the Delta. Catches of both bollworm and tobacco budworm are currently well above historical averages in most regions, so you should expect high heliothine worm pressure in attractive crops

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