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Armyworm moths already plentiful
An entomologist says she’s paying shut consideration to the variety of true armyworm moths flying north this spring.
Krista Hamilton with Wisconsin’s Division of Agriculture, Commerce, and Client Safety tells Brownfield they began putting moth traps in March. “A few of our entice websites are catching 250-550 true armyworm moths per week. It doesn’t essentially point out issues, nevertheless it actually raises some crimson flags that we have to be monitoring true armyworms this season.”
Hamilton says crops normally get heavier injury from the second technology of true armyworms. What we’re seeing proper now doesn’t imply big issues for June. I believe what we’re speaking about is that it’s kind of laying the inspiration for points that we may see in July.”
Hamilton says massive moth flights don’t all the time imply massive outbreaks of armyworms.
She says final 12 months was an outbreak 12 months with excessive pest populations in southern and western Wisconsin, however armyworms don’t overwinter properly, so monitoring moth flights each spring is vital.
AUDIO: DATCP Entomologist Krista Hamilton discusses early trapping of armyworm moths with Brownfield’s Larry Lee
