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 […]
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 […]
This was the last breakfast meeting for the Exeter and Mt Forest group. Thank you to everyone who has participated this season, and for adapting to the new Zoom format. Corn Crop advisors are getting a lot of questions right now about leaf wrapping and yellow flash on corn leaves. While this may look similar […]
For detailed instructions on how to upload your Western Bean Cutworm (WBC) trap counts to the Great Lakes and Maritimes Pest Monitoring Network, please view this 5 minute video. The Great Lakes and Maritimes Pest Monitoring Network Dashboard mentioned in the video can be found HERE. See also: 2020 Great Lakes and Maritimes Pest Monitoring […]