Resistance Prevention – Managing Western Bean Cutworm and Mycotoxins in Corn

Authored by: Dr. Art Schaafsma and Dr. Jocelyn Smith, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus and Tracey Baute, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs As the planting season begins, it is important to consider how best to manage western bean cutworm (WBC) damage this year and reduce the risk of resistance development.  Western bean […]

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Western Bean Cutworm Update 2015

Author: Jen Bruggeman, Research Assistant, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus Western Bean Cutworm traps have been up in Ontario for approximately 5 weeks, with nil to low catches being reported until now.  Just this week we have started to see an increase in moth captures, due to our resident population starting to emerge from the […]

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ALERT – FIelds in High Risk Western Bean Cutworm Regions Need to Be Scouted!

Author: Jocelyn Smith, Research Associate, Field Crop Pest Management University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus It appears that in 2013, southwestern Ontario’s hotspot areas for Western bean cutworm (WBC) (large area around Bothwell and Tilsonburg) have a significant problem in their corn fields.  OMAF and MRA and University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus staff have completed surveys […]

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