Stephen J. Toth, Jr., editor
Volume 19, Number 15, July 23, 2004

The information and recommendations in this newsletter are applicable to North Carolina and may not apply in other areas.

Insect Trap Data

From: Thomas G. Pegram, Agricultural Extension Agent, Union County

Light Trap Data From Anson, Stanly and Union Counties

************************************************************** Number of Adult Insects **************************************************** Anson N Stanly Union S Union N ********** ************ *********** ********** Date CWB SB CWB SB CWB SB CWB SB ************************************************************** July 5 - - - - 0 7 3 5 July 7 - - - - 2 14 7 6b July 9 - - - - 2 10 4 5 July 12 3 2 3 14g,1b 15 4 7 4 July 14 7 3 0 21g,2b 20 15 11 5 July 16 8 2 6 25g,3b 26 18 16 4 July 19 23 2 12 11 66 58 11 3 July 21 14 1 18 4 74 13 14 6 July 23 29 0 26 8 195 9 34 3 ************************************************************** CWB = cotton bollworm moths; SB = stink bugs; b = brown stink bugs; g = green stink bugs Trap locations (Cooperators): Anson N = Ansonville area (Finsher Martin) Stanly = Albemarle area (Doug Bowers) Union N = New Salem area (Gene Alexander) Union S = White Store area (Greg Hargett)

From: Richard W. Rhodes, County Extension Director, Bertie County

Light Trap Data From Bertie County

********************************************************* Number of Adult Moths (Corn Earworm) ****************************************** Date Windsor Hexelena Roxobel Woodard ********************************************************* July 10 1 0 0 - July 11 2 0 0 - July 12 1 0 0 - July 13 1 0 0 - July 14 0 0 0 - July 15 0 2 0 - July 16 0 0 4 - July 17 3 1 0 - July 18 4 3 3 - July 19 2 3 2 - July 20 4 18 3 54 July 21 5 18 9 68 July 22 7 27 12 125 July 23 20 36 10 188 *********************************************************

From: Mike Carroll, Agricultural Extension Agent, Craven County

Light Trap Data From Craven County

Trap Location: Cove City, North Carolina
Cooperators: R and W McCoy Farms and Cove City Fertilizer

***************************************************************** Number of Adult Insects ***************************************************** Date THW BW ECB GSB BSB FAW Other ***************************************************************** July 9 3 19 0 7 5 0 - July 12 3 9 0 8 4 0 - July 14 7 33 4 4 7 0 - July 16 4 96 6 4 2 0 - July 19 3 49 3 3 0 0 - July 21 10 214 0 3 1 0 - July 23 9 511 6 7 0 0 - ***************************************************************** THW = tobacco hornworms; BW = bollworm complex; ECB = European corn borers; GSB = green stink bugs; BSB = brown stink bugs; FAW = fall armyworms

From: Bryant M. Spivey, Agricultural Extension Agent, Duplin County

Light Trap Data From Duplin County

Trap Location: Albertson, North Carolina
Cooperators: Morris and Justin Murphy

*********************************** Number of Adult Insects *********************** Green stink Date Bollworms bugs *********************************** July 7 27 142 July 9 11 177 July 12 12 134 July 14 28 201 July 16 37 50 July 19 138 72 July 21 102 15 July 23 99 31 *********************************** Cotton bollworm and green stink counts are from a single black-light trap located approximately 2 miles east of Albertson, North Carolina.

From: Arthur R. Bradley, Jr., Agricultural Extension Agent, Edgecombe County

Light Trap Data From Edgecombe County

********************************************************* Number of Adult Insects ******************************************* W Edgecombe /a Coakley /b Lawrence /c ************** *********** ************ Date CEW STB CEW STB CEW STB ********************************************************* July 12 0 0 11 16 - - July 14 0 5 4 65 - - July 16 0 3 9 15 5 - July 19 21 6 22 18 17 - July 21 36 17 29 14 20 - July 23 78 16 23 31 155 50 ********************************************************* Abbreviations: CEW = corn earworms; STB = stink bugs a = West Edgecombe trap is located 12 miles west of Tarboro; maintained by Tom Porter. b = Coakley trap located 5 miles east of Tarboro; maintained by Charles Coker. c = Lawrence trap is located at Lawrence; maintained by Terri Thomas.

From: Curtis D. Fountain, County Extension Director, Jones County

Light Trap Data From Jones County

Trap Location: Comfort, North Carolina
Monitored by: Morris and Brett Pike

***************************************** Number of Adult Insects ***************************** Date BW ECB SB HW ***************************************** July 9 8 25 10 5 July 12 12 20 13 11 July 14 38 26 5 10 July 16 53 27 9 9 July 19 168 18 5 19 July 21 138 16 0 9 July 23 424 44 14 10 ***************************************** Abbreviations: BW = bollworms; ECB = European corn borers; SB = stink bugs; HW = hornworms

From: Alan A. Harper, Lenoir County

Light Trap Data From Lenoir County

Trap Location: Comfort, North Carolina
Monitored by: Morris and Brett Pike

****************************************************************** Number of Adult Insects **************************************************** Date HW CEW ECB AW AWC GSB BSB TBW ****************************************************************** July 8 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 July 9 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 July 10 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 July 11 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 July 12 1 3 7 2 4 2 0 0 July 13 1 1 8 1 3 0 0 0 July 14 1 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 July 15 1 1 13 6 3 1 0 0 July 16 1 28 5 5 1 1 0 0 July 17 0 12 8 5 0 0 0 0 July 18 0 42 11 6 1 5 0 1 July 19 1 29 7 1 3 0 1 1 July 20 0 31 15 2 4 2 0 0 July 21 0 21 6 0 2 1 0 0 July 22 0 50 11 3 3 1 0 0 July 23 2 75 8 6 2 1 0 0 ****************************************************************** Abbreviations: HW = hornworms; CEW = corn earworms; ECB = European corn borers; AW = true armyworms; AWC = fall and yellow striped armyworms; GSB = green stink bugs; BSB = brown stink bugs; TBW = tobacco budworms

From: J. B. Coltrain, County Extension Director, Martin County

Light Trap Data From Martin County

******************************************* Farm Roberson- Oak Life ville City ***************************** Date BW GSB BW GSB BW GSB ******************************************* July 12 17 0 17 3 4 12 July 14 11 2 15 2 38 66 July 16 19 6 14 3 13 36 July 19 40 1 20 6 27 21 July 21 28 1 42 8 36 13 July 23 70 11 48 9 52 72 ******************************************* BW = Bollworm moths; GSB = Green stink bugs

From: Jonathan Evans, Nash County

Light Trap Data From Nash County

************************************ Number of Adult Insects *********************** Date GSB BSB BWM ************************************ July 19 3 0 12 July 20 3 0 10 July 21 2 0 13 July 22 3 0 12 July 23 14 0 18 ************************************ GSB = Green stink bugs; BSB = Brown stink bugs; BWM = Bollworm moths Light trap located 3 miles south of Nashville; monitored by Evans Farms.

From: Georgia P. Love, Agricultural Extension Agent, Robeson County

Light Trap Data From Robeson County

Trap Location: Rowland, North Carolina
Monitored by: Georgia Love (Trap #1) and Kay McGirt (Trap #2)

************************************* Number of Bollworm Moths ************************ Date Traps: #1 #2 ************************************* July 2 - 2 July 3 - 1 July 4-5 - 5 July 6 - 4 July 7 5 3 July 8 6 8 July 9 49 42 July 10-11 80 210 July 12 158 136 July 13 178 161 July 14 80 457 July 15 285 414 July 16 185 481 July 17 148 529 July 18 317 589 July 19 661 342 July 20 375 403 July 21 341 382 July 22 278 - July 23 268 - *************************************

From: Josh Gaddy, Agricultural Extension Agent, Sampson County

Light Trap Data From Sampson County

************************************************* Number of Adult Insects ********************************** Green Brown Corn Tobacco stink stink Date earworm hornworm bugs bugs ************************************************* July 13 - - - - July 14 - 2 3 0 July 16 16 3 11 0 July 19 101 10 2 0 July 21 56 7 8 0 July 23 129 8 13 0 ************************************************* Black trap located 6 miles south of Clinton on US-701 towards Garland on farm of Mike and James Hope.

From: David E. Morrison, Agricultural Extension Agent, Scotland County

Light Trap Data From Scotland County

Trap Location: Gibson, Johns and Laurinburg, North Carolina
Monitored by: Jim Ellis, David Morrison, Allen McLaurin, Rusty Muse and T. G. Gibson

************************************************* Number of Adult Insects *********************************** Gibson Johns Laurinburg ******** ******** ********** Date BW SB BW SB BW SB ************************************************* July 9 5 1 35 6 8 16 July 12 8 1 48 5 30 4 July 14 - - 68 5 27 8 July 16 42 10 295 10 94 3 July 19 81 5 228 7 90 8 July 21 106 3 108 6 98 5 July 23 96 2 211 2 145 5 ************************************************* BW = Bollworms; SB = Stink bugs

From: Robert H. Pleasants, Agricultural Extension Agent, Wayne County

Pheromone Trap Data From Wayne County

************************************************** Number of Adult Insects ************************************* Pricetown Mar Mac Fremont ********* ********* ********* Date TBW CEW TBW CEW TBW CEW ************************************************** July 14 7 40 6 10 6 4 July 16 51 38 50 63 12 8 July 19 88 134 88 37 15 11 July 21 83 191 134 95 34 20 July 23 97 198 275 76 69 36 ************************************************** TBW = tobacco budworms; CEW = corn earworms

From: Norman E. Harrell, Agricultural Extension Agent, Wilson County

Light Trap Data From Wilson County

Locations: Lucama, Pender's Crossroads, Sims and Fountain
Monitored by: Chris Bass, Adam Gardner, Thad Sharpe, IV and Barbara Smith

********************************************************* Number of Adult Moths (Corn Earworm) ****************************************** Date Lucama Pender's Crossrds Fountain Sims ********************************************************* July 12 - - 0 3 July 14 0 - 3 1 July 16 0 20 2 3 July 19 8 31 8 16 July 21 17 38 37 33 July 23 13 49 96 34 *********************************************************

The information presented in this newsletter is for educational purposes only and represents the opinions of the respective authors. Any reference to trade names is made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service is implied. Use pesticides safely. Read and follow all label directions.

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Last modified on July 26, 2004 by Stephen J. Toth, Jr.

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