Black light trap captures of corn earworm moths were higher this week at our reporting stations. Please click “More” to view the results. Additional information: blacklight-table-11-pdf

Many black light trap operators turned off their traps because of Irene, so most catch averages are based on less than 7 days. Catches ranged from 2 to 15 corn earworm moths per night. Additional information: blacklight-table-11-pdf

Only one station reported captures of brown marmorated stink bugs in the black light trap this week (Petersburg-2); all other reporting locations had zero. Additional information: bmsb-blacklight-table-11-pdf

Nightly averages ranged from 4 to 15 corn earworm moths in most reporting locations, except for Warsaw which had an average of 51 moths per night. Please click More for the data table. Additional information: blacklight-table-11-pdf

A range of zero to three brown marmorated stink bugs were reported for the week by our monitoring stations; please click More for the data table. Additional information: bmsb-blacklight-table-11-pdf

Black light trap captures of corn earworm moths were generally lower than last week, with notable exceptions in Petersburg, Middlesex, and Richmond County/Warsaw. Please click “More” to see the current black light data table. Thanks to the following for their reports this week: Keith Balderson, Mary Beahm, Chris Drake, Jim Jenrette, Mark Kraemer, Watson Lawrence, David Moore, Mike Parrish, Kelvin Wells, Scott Reiter, and the Tidewater AREC entomology crew. Additional information: blacklight-table-11-pdf

BMSB black light trap catches for this week totaled 38 in Petersburg and 3 in Richmond County/Warsaw. No BMSB were caught in Essex, Chesapeake, Prince George, Southampton, or Suffolk black light traps. Please click “More” for the data table. Additional information: bmsb-blacklight-table-11-pdf

Out of 375 corn earworm moths evaluated this week in our pyrethroid vial tests, the mean survival rate was 31%. This is down slightly from last week’s 36%. Please click “More” to view the season summary graphs (2010 and 2011 seasons). Additional information: 2010-2011-graphs-pdf

Black light trap captures of corn earworm moths continue to increase, with a range of 1 (Essex) to 137 (Warsaw) captured per night. Please click “More” to see the current black light data table. Thanks to the following for their reports this week: Keith Balderson, Mary Beahm, Neil Clark and Chris Drake, Mark Kraemer, Watson Lawrence, Laura Maxey, Janet Spencer, David Moore and Micah Owens, Kelvin Wells, Scott Reiter, and the Tidewater AREC entomology crew. Additional information: blacklight-table-11-pdf

Ed Seymore is scouting Virginia soybean fields again this year for brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) and soybean aphid. Ed found BMSB this week in low numbers in soybean fields in Orange and Fauquier Counties. Dr. Mark Kraemer (Virginia State University) caught a total of 93 BMSB this week in the Petersburg black light trap, and reported that BMSB has been found on flowering vegetable-type soybean and a few on Mung beans. The extent of damage is not yet known. Other BMSB black light trap catches for this week totaled 45 in Studley/Mechanicsville, 3 in Essex, and 6 in Warsaw. No BMSB were caught in Chesapeake, Southampton, Isle of Wight, Prince George, or Suffolk black light traps. Please click “More” for the data table.
Additional information: bmsb-blacklight-table-11-pdf