Category Archives: Corn Earworm

2011 Corn Earworm Trapping in Kansas

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Mark Ellis (Kansas)

Trapping Corn Earworm in Kansas Offers Keys to 2011 Disease Issues In 2011, Syngenta cooperated with Kansas State University to collect data on Corn Earworm (CEW) moth activity throughout eastern Kansas. The CEW moth trapping project utilized the KSU protocol. Trapping started in June with 11 CEW traps placed across eastern Kansas at the following locations: Marysville, Centralia, Winchester, Atchison, Wamego, Girard, Yates Center, Ottawa, Thayer, Coffeyville and White City. Each CEW team member checked the trap weekly, replacing the … Continue reading →

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The Fireworks Might Not Be Over

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Mark Lawson (Indiana)

The 4th of July fireworks and picnics are over but there may be some fireworks in the field yet this summer. I have been monitoring four sets of insect traps for the past five weeks and just put out two additional sets of traps. We’ve been catching corn earworm moths, fall armyworm moths and true armyworm moths. In early July, I set the first traps for western bean cutworm (WBCW). A week later, I had two WBCW moths in a … Continue reading →

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The Invasion of the Corn Earworm!

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Mark Ellis (Kansas)

As we go through the corn crop growing season, we see a multitude of insects. We generally start with black cutworm and end the season with corn earworm. This insect is tough to scout for and to control because the actual damage is done inside the husk to the corn ear kernels during and after tassel stage. Unless you get out in your fields, you may never see the damage until the corn is harvested and in the truck. Even … Continue reading →

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