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Posts From Fred Musser, Research Entomologist

Insect Pheromone Trap Counts, August 9, 2013

Insect Pheromone Trap Counts, August 9, 2013 Updated

🕔10:45, 9.Aug 2013

For the second week in a row, tobacco budworm counts are higher than average for this time of year. Bollworm catches were fairly typical for this time of year, so in non-Bt crops where both pests develop (like soybean), a

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Insect Pheromone Trap Counts August 2, 2013

Insect Pheromone Trap Counts August 2, 2013 Updated

🕔13:36, 2.Aug 2013

Trap counts for tobacco budworm were sharply higher this week in the MS Delta for the first time this year. Bollworm counts were also somewhat higher in the Delta compared to last week. However, from a historical perspective bollworm counts

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Insect Pheromone Trap Counts, July 26, 2013

Insect Pheromone Trap Counts, July 26, 2013 Updated

🕔17:09, 29.Jul 2013

As expected based on field observations, trap counts for bollworm were higher this week. They are not higher than historical averages, but are definitely high enough to cause economic infestations in some fields. Tobacco budworm pressure exists, but remains low, so most Heliothines

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Pheromone Trap Counts, July 19, 2013

Pheromone Trap Counts, July 19, 2013 Updated

🕔11:21, 19.Jul 2013

Bollworm and tobacco budworm counts are lower in the Delta region this week compared to last week, while  this week’s trap catches in northeastern MS are similar to last week. As can be seen in the table, catches of both species

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Pheromone Trap Counts, July 12, 2013

Pheromone Trap Counts, July 12, 2013 Updated

🕔11:59, 12.Jul 2013

Bollworm trap counts continue at levels similar to or slightly higher than the past several weeks. However tobacco budworm counts are sharply higher during the last two weeks in certain traps. This would suggest that any worm populations found in soybeans

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Pheromone Trap Counts, June 28, 2013

Pheromone Trap Counts, June 28, 2013 Updated

🕔15:27, 28.Jun 2013

Bollworm catches were steady to slightly higher this week compared to the previous week. Tobacco budworm catches remained relatively low, with more in Northeastern MS than in the Delta. As has been true every week this year, bollworm catches were

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Pheromone Trap Counts, June 21, 2013

Pheromone Trap Counts, June 21, 2013 Updated

🕔17:06, 21.Jun 2013

Adult pheromone trap counts the last two weeks have been quite similar. In general both bollworm and tobacco budworm counts are slightly below our 5-year average, but higher than during 2012, so you should expect to see typical pressure in

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Pheromone Trap Counts, June 14, 2013

Pheromone Trap Counts, June 14, 2013 Updated

🕔14:48, 14.Jun 2013

Corn earworm moth catches were up slightly this week from last week, continuing a trend of catches that are higher than last year, and more in line with average catches over the last 5 years. Tobacco budworm catches continue to

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Pheromone Trap Counts, June 7, 2013

Pheromone Trap Counts, June 7, 2013 Updated

🕔14:20, 7.Jun 2013

Bollworm and tobacco budworm trap counts were somewhat lower this week compared to last week. Bollworm counts are higher than last year, but lower than the 5-year average counts. Tobacco budworm counts are among the lowest recorded during the last

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Pheromone Trap Counts, May 31, 2013

Pheromone Trap Counts, May 31, 2013 Updated

🕔17:05, 3.Jun 2013

Both bollworm and tobacco budworm trap catches were higher during the last week of May compared to the preceding week. Bollworm counts are also higher than during 2012, and more in line with earlier years.

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Pheromone Trap Counts, May 24, 2013

Pheromone Trap Counts, May 24, 2013 Updated

🕔16:03, 24.May 2013

Here is the first weekly report of bollworm and tobacco budworm pheromone trap counts for 2013. While this is the first report posted, some traps have been monitored since late March. So far this year there has been nothing unusual

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Insect Trap Counts, August 29, 2012

Insect Trap Counts, August 29, 2012 Updated

🕔13:30, 31.Aug 2012

Bollworm trap counts dropped slightly from the previous week in the Delta and Central MS regions while staying about the same in the Northeastern MS region. Tobacco budworm counts also dropped back some this week while beet armyworm counts were

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Insect Trap Counts, August 22, 2012

Insect Trap Counts, August 22, 2012 Updated

🕔09:33, 24.Aug 2012

Bollworm trap catches were up sharply this week all across the state to levels higher than seen at any time this year. Tobacco budworm catches were also higher this week, particularly in the northern Delta region. While many crops are

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Insect Trap Counts, August 15, 2012

Insect Trap Counts, August 15, 2012 Updated

🕔14:48, 16.Aug 2012

Tobacco budworm catches were up sharply this week, especially in the northern and central Delta region. Bollworm catches were slightly higher in all regions of the state. With higher tobacco budworm catches, the proportion of worms that are budworms in

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Insect Trap Counts, August 8, 2012

Insect Trap Counts, August 8, 2012 Updated

🕔09:25, 9.Aug 2012

Bollworm pheromone trap counts were lower in all regions of MS this week and they weren’t very high before. Tobacco budworm and beet armyworm catches also remain at low levels. Unless something dramatic happens in the next few weeks, it looks like

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Insect Trap Counts, August 1, 2012

Insect Trap Counts, August 1, 2012 Updated

🕔11:04, 2.Aug 2012

Bollworm pheromone trap counts stayed at their relatively low numbers again this week. Moths are present in all areas of the state and larvae are being found in susceptible crops, but not at densities like the last few years. Tobacco

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Insect Trap Counts, July 25, 2012

Insect Trap Counts, July 25, 2012 Updated

🕔11:43, 27.Jul 2012

Bollworm counts plateaued throughout the state this week after rising the last two weeks. Bollworm larvae can be found in most susceptible crops, but pressure is still somewhat light compared to recent years. Tobacco budworm and beet armyworm pressure remains low.

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Insect Trap Counts, July 18, 2012

Insect Trap Counts, July 18, 2012 Updated

🕔14:12, 19.Jul 2012

For the second week in a row, bollworm pheromone trap catches were up sharply throughout the state. They are now in a  range more typical of catches in previous years. Tobacco budworm catches were up some in the Delta this

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Insect Trap Counts, July 11, 2012

Insect Trap Counts, July 11, 2012 Updated

🕔11:36, 12.Jul 2012

Bollworm pheromone trap catches were higher in all regions this week. Reports from field scouts also indicate that bollworms are being flushed more commonly from fields, so expect to see more bollworm larvae in the near future. Bollworm catches are still

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Insect Trap Counts, July 4, 2012

Insect Trap Counts, July 4, 2012 Updated

🕔10:03, 6.Jul 2012

Bollworm pheromone trap counts remain at low levels throughout the state. They are so low that we are catching more tobacco budworms than bollworms, a very rare occurence for this time of year.

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Insect Trap Counts, June 27, 2012

Insect Trap Counts, June 27, 2012 Updated

🕔15:02, 29.Jun 2012

Pheromone trap catches of bollworm have been low all year and this week they were even lower. No individual trap monitored had more than 4 moths in it from the entire week. None were caught in the south Delta. Unfortunately, traps

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Insect Trap Counts, June 20, 2012

Insect Trap Counts, June 20, 2012 Updated

🕔10:49, 21.Jun 2012

Bollworm trap counts remain low again in all monitored regions. Tobacco budworm and beet armyworm counts are also fairly low, so it appears that worm pests are not a major problem in MS cotton production at this time. Our best

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Insect Trap Counts, June 13, 2012

Insect Trap Counts, June 13, 2012 Updated

🕔15:01, 14.Jun 2012

Bollworm pheromone trap counts inched higher for a second consecutive week, but are still lower than normal. With much corn past green silk stage, bollworms in the region will be laying their eggs in cotton, soybeans or late corn. Tobacco

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Insect Trap Counts, June 6, 2012

Insect Trap Counts, June 6, 2012 Updated

🕔10:27, 8.Jun 2012

Bollworm and budworm pheromone trap catches are up some from last week, but bollworm catches are still far below typical catches for this time of year. Some sampling of corn and sweet corn has confirmed the low pressure. Once corn

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Insect Trap Counts, May 30, 2012

Insect Trap Counts, May 30, 2012 Updated

🕔16:12, 31.May 2012

For the second week in a row, bollworm counts were very low in all regions. In the chart below you can see that Delta counts this week averaged less than 10 moths/trap for the week, while they averaged about 300 per

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