WBC Trap Catch Graphs

As mentioned yesterday, last week trap catches shot up significantly.  I’ve included a graph to show just how big of a flight we are experiencing this year compared to previous years. Ontario 2009 2010 2011 Averages I’ve also included an updated graph showing the counties that have been catching the highest average number moths per […]

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WBC Trap Counts Still Climbing!

If you can believe it, we have not reached WBC peak moth flight yet!  Trap counts continue to climb and some participants are having a hard time counting them all.  During this intense period, I do recommend that our trap participants check their traps more than once a week, simply to keep on top of […]

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Young Western Bean Cutworm Larvae

Some scouts are starting to notice tiny WBC  larvae that have hatched that crawling in the whorl or making their way down to the ear of the plants.  To help you know whether they are WBC larvae, here are some photos.  You can click on them to enlarge them. They start out with spots along […]

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Top Counties Catching WBC Moths So Far

Trap counts sent in to the network this week from last week’s moth catches indicate that moth flight increased dramatically.  And from tweets on Twitter and emails coming in from participants, even higher numbers are being caught this week in some traps.  So we haven’t quite reached peak moth flight yet here in Ontario.  The […]

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