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 19, August 23, 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               #
      August 7            784                  75               #
      August 9            168                  15               #
     *****************************************************************

     #  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
      August 9             51                   2               0
      August 12           215                  40               2
      August 14            40                   2               1
      August 16            93                   8               4
      August 19           140                  16               2
      August 21            45                  20               1
      August 23            17                  40               2
     *****************************************************************

      #  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


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                                  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
      August 12       507            3            0           24
      August 14       574            0            0            9
      August 16       208            3            0           18
      August 19 ###   172            3            0           35
      August 21 ####
      August 23        38            0            0           30
     *****************************************************************

        # Trap erected
       ## Mechanical problem with trap
      ### Can blew off
     #### Light bulb out

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



    ******************************************************************
                          LIGHT TRAP                  PHEROMONE TRAP
                 *********************************  ****************** 
     DATE         HW   CEW   BSB   GSB   ECB   AW    TOBACCO BUDWORMS
    ******************************************************************
     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
     July 11      47    3     0     0     1     -           6
     July 12      34    2     0     0     0     -           3
     July 13       5    0     0     0     0     -           1
     July 14      49    8     0     2     0     -           2
     July 15      37    2     2     2     0     -          13
     July 16      22    1     0     0     1     -           2
     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     0           6
     August 2      2  291     0     0    12     0          18
     August 3      8  731     0     0    14     0           6
     August 4      2  419     0     0     8     0          15
     August 5      7  826     0     0     6     0          31
     August 6      7  660     0     1     6     0          22
     August 7      2  416     0     0     5     0          12
     August 8      1  390     0     0     5     0           6 
     August 9      4  271     0     0     2     0           2
     August 10     2  454     0     0     5     1           2
     August 11     2  187     0     0     3     0           4
     August 12     3  251     0     0     6     0           8
     August 13     1  256     0     2     1     0           4
     August 14     5  141     0     0     1     0           6
     August 15     5  153     0     0     1     0           0
     August 16     5   57     0     0     2     0           1
     August 17    21   88     0     0     6     0           3
     August 18    11   60     0     1     2     0           2
     August 19    11   87     0     0     5     1           2
     August 20    29  164     0     0    23     2           2
     August 21    13   45     0     0    25     1           2
     August 22    17   69     0     0    11     1           2
     August 23    19   28     0     0    58     1           0
    ******************************************************************

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

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



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                             LIGHT TRAP                      TOBACCO BUDWORM
           **********************************************    PHEROMONE TRAPS
                        EUROPEAN       CORN       FALL       ***************
 DATE      HORNWORMS   CORN BORERS   EARWORMS   ARMYWORMS    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          3          #        7
 August 9      0           20          826          2          #        2
 August 12     5           70        1,139          5          #        5
 August 14     9            7          735          4          #        2
 August 16     3            6          281          1          #        1
 August 19    18           27          293          3          #        3
 August 21    10           33          131          1          #        4
 August 23    11           78          198          1          #        2
*****************************************************************************

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

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


Light Trap Data From Wilson County


                          Location: Fountain Area
                        Monitored by: Barbara Smith

         *********************************************************
                                   CORN       EUROPEAN     STINK
          DATE      HORNWORMS    EARWORMS    CORN BORERS    BUGS
         *********************************************************
          July 9        5           11           15          16
          July 11       3            8            8          10
          July 15       8            0           18           6
          July 17      11           13            8          20
          July 19      17           23           13          18
          July 21      39           24          117          34
          July 23      39           45          113          15
          July 25      44           43           77          14
          July 27      40           51          112           5
          July 29      16          101          118          11
          July 31       3          111           92           6
          August 2     10          665          126          16
          August 4      6          728          105           2
          August 6      8        1,239          155          27
          August 8      8          736           85          11
          August 10    13          865           49           6
          August 12    11          419           14           3
          August 14    13          754           13          10
          August 16    12          207           18           1
          August 18    18          163           44           7
          August 20     6          142           29           5
          August 22    10           69           12           3
         *********************************************************


                          Location: Elm City Area
                      Monitored by: Gerald Tyner, Jr.

         *********************************************************
                                   CORN       EUROPEAN     STINK
          DATE      HORNWORMS    EARWORMS    CORN BORERS    BUGS
         *********************************************************
          July 11       5            8            4           4
          July 13       6            0            2           1
          July 15      13           20           12           1
          July 17      10           15           15          16
          July 19      17           13           23          18
          July 21      12           17           26          10
          July 23      13           12           17          10
          July 25       7           23           22           7
          July 27      10           16           22           5
          July 29       2           12           10           3
          July 31       3           16            8           1
          August 2      1           62           10          13
          August 4      5           74            6           7
          August 6      2          114           15           7
          August 8      5          157            5           6
          August 10    10          134            5           2
          August 12     8          168            9           3
          August 14     5          175            4           6
          August 16    10           66            3           0
          August 18     4           86            0           0
          August 20 #
          August 22     2           88            6          16
         *********************************************************

         #  Light trap was unplugged




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