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
Category Archives: General Comments
Corn earworm moth trap captures for the week ending August 25, 2011
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
Brown marmorated stink bug black light trap catches for the week ending August 25, 2011
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
Eastern Shore AREC Fall Field Day Set For Sept. 21, 2011
September 21, 2011: Fall Field Day
Plot research demonstrating methyl bromide alternatives for vegetable production along with nutrient, weed, disease, insect and general production techniques for polyethylene mulch systems, tomatoes, potatoes, corn, cotton, soybeans and more. Registration will begin at 2:00 PM with field tours beginning at 3:00 PM. A complimentary dinner will begin at 5:30 PM. If you have any questions or plan on attending, please contact Lauren Seltzer (mlpeyton@vt.edu).
Corn earworm moth black light trap captures for the week ending August 11, 2011
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
Brown marmorated stink bug black light trap catches for the week ending August 11, 2011
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
Corn earworm moth adult vial test results for the week ending August 11, 2011
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
Mid-Atlantic Precision Agriculture Equipment Field Day
The Mid-Atlantic Precision Ag Field Day will be held at the Caroline County 4-H Park 8230 Detour Road, Denton, MD 21629 and is a cosponsored event by VA, MD, WV, PA, and DE Extension. . We will be offering Certified Crop Advisor Continuing Education Credits. This is a great opportunity to learn from some of the foremost precision ag experts. A flyer is attached.
Registration is free, but we are asking that attendees preregister.
The website with more information for the event and registration information can be found at: http://www.enst.umd.edu/extension/Events.cfm
Thank you,
Mark
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Mark S. Reiter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Soils and Nutrient Management
Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
33446 Research Drive
Painter, VA 23420
757-414-0724 ext. 16 (Office Phone)
757-693-2556 (Mobile Phone)
757-414-0730 (Fax)
Additional information: precision-ag-poster-pdf
Corn earworm moth trap captures for the week ending August 4, 2011
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
Brown marmorated stink bug black light trap catches for the week ending August 4, 2011
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