Corn earworm and BMSB report for Aug. 4, 2016

Corn earworm moths are being caught in high numbers in pheromone traps at the Tidewater AREC in Suffolk and at a location near Franklin (Southampton Co.).  Janet Spencer also reported an uptick in the moths captured in her pheromone trap in Isle of Wight Co.  Black light trap catches of corn earworm moths are on the upswing.

Brown marmorated stink bug catches were 2.9 per night at the Eastern Virginia AREC in Warsaw, and zero at the Tidewater AREC in Suffolk.  Please see the attached pdf for detailed trap captures.  BLT_4_Aug_2016