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Article
2013 Black Cutworm Scouting Advisory
Integrated Crop Management News
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-18-2013
Disciplines
Abstract
We asked black cutworm monitoring participants to start watching traps at the beginning of April. The first moth was recorded in Ringgold County on April 3 this year. Our predictions of cutting dates (the date when black cutworm larvae are likely to be damaging corn) are based on peak flights that took place beginning April 8 in the southwestern corner of the state. Estimated peak flights for other climate divisions occurred towards the end of April and beginning of May. The map (Fig. 1) shows the predicted cutting dates for the nine Iowa climate divisions. Predictions are based on actual and historical degree day data accumulated from the dates of peak flights.
Copyright Owner
Iowa State University
Copyright Date
2013
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Adam J. Sisson, Laura C.H. Jesse and Erin W. Hodgson. "2013 Black Cutworm Scouting Advisory" (2013) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/erin_hodgson/87/