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Tag: GLMPMN

WBC Trap Catches Increasing But Not Peaking Yet – Scout for Egg Masses

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Tracey Baute

Western bean cutworm (WBC) trap counts are starting to ramp up quickly, with a few traps catching around 200-300 moths this week. Fewer trap sites are reporting to the GLMPMN, but from the ones that are, moth activity is increasing in southern counties (Chatham-Kent to Haldimand-Norfolk to Huron, as well as Prince Edward County (Fig. […]

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Western Bean Cutworm Catches Increasing But Still Low Compared to Past Years

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Tracey Baute

Western bean cutworm traps catches are starting to increase but are still low compared to previous years with more weeks of moth flight (and egg laying) to come. Those finding eggs in early tassel stage need to wait before spraying since eggs are still going to be laid for another few weeks. It is better […]

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Time to Get Those Western Bean Cutworm Traps Up!

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Tracey Baute

If you haven’t done so already, it is time to put up western bean cutworm traps to monitor for moth activity. The GLMPMN usually has more WBC traps up and reporting by now to help us understand when adults are active and likely laying eggs in corn or dry beans across Ontario.  From the 100 […]

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Update on WBC Trap Counts for This Week

Posted on August 13, 2020 (December 22, 2021) by Tracey Baute

Here is the latest update on where the trap catches are for western bean cutworm in the region based on trap site data entered into the Great Lakes and Maritimes Pest Monitoring Network. Peak flight for Ontario and most other states and provinces on the network (except Michigan) occurred during Week 11 (Aug 3-9) (see […]

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Western Bean Cutworm Catches are Climbing

Posted on July 29, 2020 (December 22, 2021) by Tracey Baute

Before I talked about the WBC trap data, I want to thank everyone who set up a trap this year and are entering their data into the network. Despite COVID-19, there are more than 1000 WBC traps in the system! That is a record and helps us figure out what the flight patterns are. Now […]

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2020 Great Lakes and Maritimes Pest Monitoring Network

Posted on April 15, 2020 (May 8, 2020) by Tracey Baute

The Great Lakes and Maritimes Pest Monitoring Network will be running again in 2020. We are monitoring for black cutworm (BCW), corn earworm (CEW), European corn borer (ECB), fall armyworm (FAW), true armyworm (TAW) and western bean cutworm (WBC) across the region and are providing an interactive real-time map and trap data dashboard that summarizes […]

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