Departments of Plant Pathology and Entomology
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
North Carolina State University



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North Carolina Pest News
Volume 11, Number 17, August 9, 1996
Stephen J. Toth, Jr. and Thomas A. Melton, editors

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


From: Curtis D. Fountain, Area Cotton Agent, Craven, Jones and Onslow Counties


Light Trap Data From Craven County


                          Location: Fort Barnwell
                    Monitored by: Carolina Ag Services

     *****************************************************************
                         BOLLWORM           EUROPEAN
      DATE               COMPLEX           CORN BORERS     STINK BUGS
     *****************************************************************
      July 7                6                   0               0
      July 9                6                   0               0
      July 11               3                   2               5
      July 18 #             8                   9              16
      July 20              17                   6              10
      July 22              19                   4               4
      July 24              58                   9              27
      July 26             118                  39              33
      July 29              59                  53               3
      August 1            233                  20               3
      August 3            285                   7               3
      August 5            302                  13               5
      August 6             88                   0               2
      August 8             63                   3               3
     *****************************************************************

     #  July 18 counts represent 2 nights

Light Trap Data From Jones County


                             Location: Comfort
                         Monitored by: Morris Pike

     *****************************************************************
                         BOLLWORM           EUROPEAN
      DATE               COMPLEX           CORN BORERS     STINK BUGS
     *****************************************************************
      July 7                0                   #               #
      July 8                2                   #               #
      July 9                8                   #               #
      July 10              11                   #               #
      July 11               7                   #               #
      July 12               6                   #               #
      July 15               -                   -               -
      July 17              11                   #               #
      July 19               8                   #               #
      July 22             130                  45               #
      July 23             110                  10               #
      July 24             222                  40               #
      July 26             171                  30               #
      July 29             183                  21               #
      July 31             110                  15               #
      August 2            350                  40               #
      August 5          2,128                   8               #
     *****************************************************************

     #  Not monitored
     -  No report

Light Trap Data From Onslow County


                          Location: Gregory Fork
                       Monitored by: Curtis Fountain

     *****************************************************************
                         BOLLWORM           EUROPEAN
      DATE               COMPLEX           CORN BORERS     STINK BUGS
     *****************************************************************
      July 8                6                  20               0
      July 10               7                  10               1
      July 12               9                   8               0
      July 15 #             0                   1               0
      July 17               7                   5               0
      July 19              18                  14              14
      July 22              60                  48               7
      July 26 ##          213                  28               4
      July 29             256                  43               1
      July 31              88                  35               2
      August 2            162                  15               3
      August 5            388                  85               3
      August 7            189                  36               2
      August 8             20                   1               0
     *****************************************************************

      #  July 15 counts represent 1 night only due to power outage
     ##  July 26 counts represent 4 nights

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


Light Trap Data From Duplin County


     *****************************************************************
                                  GREEN        BROWN       EUROPEAN
      DATE          BOLLWORMS   STINK BUGS   STINK BUGS   CORN BORERS
     *****************************************************************
      June 27 #
      June 28           1            0            0            9
      July 1            8            3            4           14
      July 3           10            1            2           18
      July 5            6            1            0            8
      July 8           49           11            0           22
      July 10          10           10            0            8
      July 12           6            3            0            8
      July 15           7            2            0            2
      July 17          11            5            0           10
      July 19          23            8            1           30
      July 22          57            3            0           43
      July 24         164            1            0           55
      July 26         153            3            0           23
      July 29         260            1            0           21
      July 31 ##       51            0            0            9
      August 2        290            5            0           13
      August 5        775            2            0           15
      August 7        523            6            0           27
      August 9        288            4            0           22
     *****************************************************************

      # Trap erected
     ## Mechanical problem with trap

From: Joe W. Dickens, Agricultural Extension Agent, Edgecombe County


Light Trap Data From Edgecombe County


 ************************************************************************
                     COAKLEY AREA                   WEST EDGECOMBE
             ****************************    ****************************
              BOLL-   EUROPEAN    OTHERS      BOLL-   EUROPEAN    OTHERS
  DATE        WORMS  CORN BORERS     #        WORMS  CORN BORERS     #
 ************************************************************************
  August 3      73       14          4                       
  August 4     125       25          2                       
  August 5     104        9          1         240       70         12
  August 6     144       26                                  
  August 7      53       24          3         262       80          5
  August 8      25        3                                  
  August 9      36        3                                  
 ************************************************************************

 # Tobacco budworms and stink bugs

From: Alan A. Harper, Agricultural Extension Agent, Lenoir County


Light and Pheromone Trap Data From Lenoir County


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                      LIGHT TRAP             PHEROMONE TRAP
             ****************************  ******************   RAINFALL
 DATE         HW   CEW   BSB   GSB   ECB    TOBACCO BUDWORMS    (INCHES)
*************************************************************************
 July 7        3    2     1     0     1            0
 July 8        8    7     1     0     0            3
 July 9       11    3     0     1     4            7
 July 10      24    3     0     0     2           12              0.67
 July 11      47    3     0     0     1            6              0.03
 July 12      34    2     0     0     0            3              0.33
 July 13       5    0     0     0     0            1              3.82
 July 14      49    8     0     2     0            2
 July 15      37    2     2     2     0           13              0.09
 July 16      22    1     0     0     1            2              0.06
 July 17      38    8     1     5     1            3
 July 18      43    8     0     0     5            2
 July 19      37    4     1     0     9            2
 July 21      58   20     0     3    21            1
 July 22      58   32     0     0     8            4
 July 23      43   35     0     0     5           11
 July 24      46  104     0     0     1            8
 July 25      36   72     0     0     0            7
 July 26      15  118     0     1     8            6
 July 27      19   61     0     0     3           11
 July 28       6   40     0     0     8            3
 July 29 a     1   11     0     0     0            7 
 July 30 b     0    1     0     0     0            1
 July 31 c     5  102     0     0    12            4
 August 1     12  332     0     4    38            6
 August 2      2  291     0     0    12           18
 August 3      8  731     0     0    14            6
 August 4      2  419     0     0     8           15
 August 5      7  826     0     0     6           31
 August 6      7  660     0     1     6           22
 August 7      2  416     0     0     5           12
 August 8      1  390     0     0     5            6
 August 9      4  271     0     0     2            2
*************************************************************************

Abbreviations: HW = Hornworms; CEW = Corn Earworms; BSB = Brown Stink
               Bugs; GSB = Green Stink Bugs; ECB = European Corn Borers

a  Light not working properly
b  Light bulb out
c  Light bulb replaced
-  Not reported

From: William C. Ellers, Agricultural Extension Agent, Sampson County


Light and Pheromone Trap Data From Sampson County


    ********************************************************************
                            LIGHT TRAP                  TOBACCO BUDWORM
               ************************************     PHEROMONE TRAPS
                             EUROPEAN       CORN       *****************
      DATE      HORNWORMS   CORN BORERS   EARWORMS      TRAP 1   TRAP 2
    ********************************************************************
     June 7         a            a            a            #        #
     June 11        1            5            0            b        b
     June 12        3            4            1            -        0
     June 14        3            7            1           37        1
     June 17        4           29            8           13        1
     June 19        1           23           10           48        1
     June 21        1           26           27           26       15
     June 24        2           15           98           18       12
     June 26        1           30          161           40       38
     June 28        0            4           95           19       20
     July 1         0           12          152           13       14
     July 3         0            3          165            -        9
     July 5         1            0           68            6        4
     July 8         3            4          102            2        3
     July 10        4            1           45            0        1
     July 13        8            3           37            -        5
     July 15        2            6           19            6        0
     July 17        3           29           21            1        2 
     July 18        2           33           39            -        -
     July 19        5           21           82            2        2
     July 22       17          124          451            8        5
     July 24       10          145        1,352           14        4
     July 26        4          134        1,265           15       18
     July 29        3           85          924            8 c     22
     July 31        1           33          390            #       26
     August 2       4           45        2,325            #       18
     August 5       4           88        2,650            #       11
     August 7       0            7          323            #        7
     August 9       0           20          826            #        2
    ********************************************************************

    a  Light trap set
    b  Pheromone trap set
    c  Trap removed after count
    #  Not monitored
    -  No report




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