Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) black light trap catches for this week totaled 28 in Petersburg and 11 in Virginia Beach. No BMSB were caught in Isle of Wight, Southampton, Prince George, Dinwiddie, Warsaw, or Suffolk black light traps. Thanks to trap operators Mark Kraemer, Helene Doughty, Janet Spencer, Neil Clark, Scott Reiter, Mike Parrish, Mary Beahm, and the entomology crew from Suffolk for their reports. Please click “More” for the data table. Additional information: bmsb-blacklight-table-11-pdf
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Corn earworm moth trap catches for the week ending July 7, 2011
Corn earworm moth black light trap catches remain low, with a range of 0 to 3 per night. Please click “More” to see the black light data table. Also, pheromone traps in Pungo captured a weekly total of 4 (Baker farm) and 6 (Henley farm) corn earworm moths; zero were captured at the Hampton Roads AREC in Virginia Beach; and 6 were caught at the Eastern Shore AREC in Painter. The following are acknowledged for this week’s reports: Helene Doughty (Virginia Beach, Pungo, Eastern Shore), Mark Kraemer (Petersburg), Mary Beahm (Warsaw), Scott Reiter (Prince George), Neil Clark (Southampton), Mike Parrish (Dinwiddie), Janet Spencer (Isle of Wight) and the entomology crew in Suffolk. Additional information: blacklight-table-11-pdf
Corn earworm resistance monitoring update for July 7, 2011
As of July 7, we have tested a total of 822 corn earworm moths in our pyrethroid resistance monitoring program. The attached graph (click “More”) shows data from 2010 and 2011. This week’s mean survivorship was 33%, down slightly from last week’s 41%. As Dr. Herbert mentioned in last week’s advisory, these levels of moth survivorship are high and may indicate a potential for less-than-satisfactory levels of control with pyrethroid insecticides. We will continue our vial tests to monitor resistance potential in this pest. Additional information: 2010-2011-graphs-pdf
Brown marmorated stink bug black light trap catches for the week ending June 30, 2011
Many cooperators are watching for brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) in their black light traps (in addition to corn earworm moths). A total of 10 BMSB were caught in Hanover County’s trap this past week; 6 were caught in Virginia Beach. No BMSB were caught in Chesapeake, Southampton, or Suffolk black light traps. Thanks to Watson Lawrence, Neil Clark, Helene Doughty, Laura Maxey, and the Tidewater AREC entomology crew for their reports this week.
Corn earworm moth counts for the week ending June 30, 2011
Corn earworm moth black light trap catches remain low, with a range of 0.3 to 2 per night. Watson Lawrence reported 0.9 in Chesapeake; Neil Clark had 0.3 in Southampton; Laura Maxey caught 2.0 in Hanover; and we caught 1.7 per night in Suffolk, VA. Please click “More” to see the black light data table. Also, Helene Doughty reported that pheromone traps in Pungo captured a weekly total of 6 (Baker farm) and 29 (Henley farm) corn earworm moths, with 2 captured in the Hampton Roads AREC pheromone trap in Virginia Beach. Additional information: blacklight-table-11-docx
Corn earworm moth black light trap averages for the week ending June 23, 2011
Most black light trap operators have their traps up and running now. The Tidewater AREC trap in Suffolk, VA captured an average of 2.6 corn earworm moths per night, while Neil Clark (Virginia Cooperative Extension, Southampton County) reported zero corn earworm moths for this week. Please click “More” to view the summary table. Additional information: blacklight-table-11-docx
Invitation reminder and agenda for the June 2 field tour at the Virginia Tech Tidewater AREC in Suffolk, VA
The Virginia Tech Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center (AREC) will hold an early-season field crops tour during the morning of Thursday, June 2nd, 2011. The tour will be held at the Center’s research farm (1045 Hare Road, Suffolk, VA). Specialists will display field research in progress and present information for the 2011 crop season. Topics include disease and insect control in cotton, peanut, wheat, and soybean, weed control in Liberty-Link soybean, and ongoing physiology research in peanut and wheat. Of particular interest will be ongoing work to address regulatory and industry changes resulting in the restricted use or loss of certain crop protection chemicals such as Vapam® and Temik®. Certified crop adviser continuing education credits and pesticide applicator recertification credits (categories 1-A, 1-C, 10, and 60) will be available for participants.
All interested in commercial production of field crops are invited to attend. Arrival is at 8:30 am with the program starting promptly at 9:00 am and running through lunch at 12:30 pm. More information is available through local Virginia Cooperative Extension offices or by contacting the Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center main office at 757-657-6450, ext 402. Please see the attached tour agenda (pdf). If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center at 757-657-6450 (TDD number is 800-828-1120) during business hours of 8 am and 4:30 pm to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.
Additional information: brochure-2011-pdf
Invitation to the Virginia Tech Tidewater AREC’s Early Summer Row Crops Tour–June 2, 2011 at 9:00 am (at the Hare Road Research Farm)
The Virginia Tech Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center will be hosting their annual ‘Early Summer Row Crops Tour: Insects, Diseases, and Agronomics’ on Thursday, June 2, 2011. The tour will begin at 9:00 am at the Tidewater AREC Research Farm (1045 Hare Road, Suffolk, VA) and lunch will be provided, courtesy of Berry Lewis with Bayer CropScience. Further details will follow. If you are interested in an equipment, company or agency display, please contact Ames Herbert (herbert@vt.edu) as soon as possible. If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center at 757-657-6450 (TDD number is 800-828-1120) during business hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.
Corn earworm moth black light trap captures for week ending 23 Sep 2010
Corn earworm moth black light trap captures for week ending Sep 16, 2010
In general, corn earworm moth catches were lower than those of the last several weeks. The average number caught per night were as follows: Petersburg (38); Prince George-Wells (2); Prince George-Lipchak (9); Southampton (43); Suffolk (26); Northumberland (9); Warsaw (22). Please see the attachment for more details. Additional information: blacklight-table-10-pdf