Low numbers of corn earworm in black light traps this week (July 11-17). Nightly averages were: Southampton=0.5; Petersburg=0.4; Prince George-Templeton=0.3; Prince George-Disputanta=zero; Warsaw=0.4; Isle of Wight=zero; Suffolk=zero. We had some high brown marmorated stink bug catches in Petersburg’s black light trap (average of 6.6 BMSB per night). Other locations had either zero BMSB (Southampton, Prince George, Isle of Wight, and Suffolk) or 0.1 BMSB per night (Warsaw). Thanks to the following for their report: Chris Drake (Southampton), Mark Kraemer (Petersburg), Scott Reiter (Prince George), Mary Beahm (Warsaw), Janet Spencer (Isle of Wight), and Ames Herbert and crew (Suffolk).
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Black light trap counts for the week ending July 17, 2014
Low numbers of corn earworm in black light traps this week (July 11-17). Nightly averages were: Southampton=0.5; Petersburg=0.4; Prince George-Templeton=0.3; Prince George-Disputanta=zero; Warsaw=0.4; Isle of Wight=zero; Suffolk=zero. We had some high brown marmorated stink bug catches in Petersburg’s black light trap (average of 6.6 BMSB per night). Other locations had either zero BMSB (Southampton, Prince George, Isle of Wight, and Suffolk) or 0.1 BMSB per night (Warsaw). Thanks to the following for their report: Chris Drake (Southampton), Mark Kraemer (Petersburg), Scott Reiter (Prince George), Mary Beahm (Warsaw), Janet Spencer (Isle of Wight), and Ames Herbert and crew (Suffolk).
Black light trap report for July 10, 2014
Black light trap operators are reporting low numbers of corn earworm moths and some have low numbers of brown marmorated stink bugs. Nightly averages for corn earworm moths for the week of July 4-10 were: Petersburg-0.7; Warsaw-0.3; Suffolk-1.0; Prince George-Templeton-0.3; Prince George-Disputanta-0.0; Southampton-1.5. The nightly averages for BMSB were Petersburg-2.3; Warsaw-0.3; Suffolk-0.0; Prince George-Templeton-0.7; Prince George-Disputanta-0.0; Southampton-0.0. Thanks to Dr. Mark Kraemer (Petersburg), Mary Beahm (Warsaw), Dr. Ames Herbert and the entomology crew (Suffolk), Scott Reiter (Prince George), and Chris Drake (Southampton) for their reports this week.
Black light trap report for July 10, 2014
Black light trap operators are reporting low numbers of corn earworm moths and some have low numbers of brown marmorated stink bugs. Nightly averages for corn earworm moths for the week of July 4-10 were: Petersburg-0.7; Warsaw-0.3; Suffolk-1.0; Prince George-Templeton-0.3; Prince George-Disputanta-0.0; Southampton-1.5. The nightly averages for BMSB were Petersburg-2.3; Warsaw-0.3; Suffolk-0.0; Prince George-Templeton-0.7; Prince George-Disputanta-0.0; Southampton-0.0. Thanks to Dr. Mark Kraemer (Petersburg), Mary Beahm (Warsaw), Dr. Ames Herbert and the entomology crew (Suffolk), Scott Reiter (Prince George), and Chris Drake (Southampton) for their reports this week.
Virginia Tech Tidewater AREC June 5 Tour Brochure and Other Information
Attached is a trifold brochure containing details about the “Early Summer Row Crops Tour” to be held at the Virginia Tech Tidewater AREC Hare Road Research Farm on the morning of Thursday, June 5, 2014. Registration begins at 8:30 am and the tour starts promptly at 9:00 am. We are offering recertification for Private, Commercial 1A, 1C, 10, and Registered Technician pesticide applicators, and also are offering Certified Crop Advisor CEU credits. Additional information: brochure-2014-pdf
Reminder: June 5 Field Tour Invitation
This is a reminder that the Virginia Tech Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center (TAREC) will hold an early-summer row crops tour during the morning of Thursday, June 5, 2014. The tour will be held at the TAREC Research Farm (1045 Hare Road, Suffolk, VA). On-site registration will begin at 8:30 am and the tour will begin promptly at 9:00 am. There is no pre-registration, and there are no fees associated with this event. Lunch will be provided courtesy of Berry Lewis with Bayer CropScience. Specialists will display field research in progress and will present information for the 2014 crop season. The speakers will include faculty from TAREC (Drs. Balota, Frame, Herbert, Holshouser, and Mehl) and their graduate students. Topics will include thrips management in cotton and peanut; peanut plant population and maturity research; disease management in row crops and wheat; potassium for full-season and double-crop soybean; and preplant and in-furrow application of fertilizers in cotton. Robert Christian of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will conclude the tour with a pesticide safety review. We have been approved to offer Certified Crop Adviser Continuing Education credits, and Private Pesticide Applicator recertification credits. We are also applying to offer Commercial Pesticide Applicator/Registered Technician recertification credits. More information is available through local Virginia Cooperative Extension offices or by contacting the TAREC main office at 757-657-6450. If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact TAREC at 757-657-6450 (TDD number is 800-828-1120) during business hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.
Save the date–Virginia Tech Tidewater AREC’s “Early Summer Row Crops Tour” scheduled for June 5, 2014
Please mark your calendars for the Virginia Tech Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center’s annual “Early Summer Row Crops Tour” on the morning of Thursday, June 5, 2014, with in-field presentations by Drs. Balota, Frame, Herbert, Holshouser, and Mehl. More details will be provided in the near future.
Position Announcement: Director and Professor, Tidewater AREC, Suffolk, VA
Please click “More” to view the position announcement (pdf file). Additional information: tidewater-director-position-va-pdf
Ames Herbert’s “2013 Insect Pest Management in Virginia Cotton, Peanut, Soybean, and Sorghum” now available online
Black light tables for the week ending Sep. 19, 2013
Corn earworm moth and brown marmorated stink bug numbers were generally low this week in local black light traps. Please click “More” to see the detailed report. Thanks to the participating Virginia Cooperative Extension Agents, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University faculty and staff, Farmers who hosted the traps, and others involved in this season’s black light trap monitoring efforts. Additional information: bltsep19-pdf