In soybean, our scouts have detected BMSB in Bedford, and kudzu bug in Brunswick, Campbell, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Nottoway, Prince Edward, Suffolk, and Surry.  Kudzu bug has been observed on other hosts (i.e., kudzu) in Appomattox, Buckingham, Isle of Wight, and Southampton.  Please see the attached maps for further details.  BMSB_KB_23_Jul_2015

Corn earworm moth captures were low this week, ranging from zero to 0.7 per night.  BMSB catches ranged from zero to 2 per night.  Please see the attached file for the data tables.  Thanks to the following for their reports this week:  Mary Beahm (Warsaw), Scott Reiter (Prince George), David Moore and intern Taylor Sabo (Middlesex), Austin Brown (Southampton), and Dr. Herbert and the entomology crew in Suffolk.  BLT_23_Jul_2015

Corn earworm moth catches from reporting stations were low this week.  Nightly averages were:  Warsaw=zero; Southampton (Courtland)=zero; Suffolk=0.4.  Brown marmorated stink bug nightly averages were:  Warsaw=zero; Southampton (Courtland)=1.3; Suffolk=zero.  Thanks to the following for their reports this week:  Mary Beahm, Austin Brown, and Dr. Herbert’s Entomology team.  The image of the “bucket style” black light trap is courtesy of Austin Brown. 

This week, corn earworm moth captures in black light traps were zero at Warsaw, Suffolk, and Southampton.  Brown marmorated stink bug catches (nightly averages) were 0.1 for Warsaw, zero for Suffolk, and 0.3 for Southampton.  Thanks to Mary Beahm, Ames Herbert and crew, and Austin Brown for their reports this week.