Corn earworm (= bollworm) moth catches in southeast Virginia black light traps declined this week. The average number captured per night was 28 in North Dinwiddie, 22 in Prince George/Disputanta, and 22 in Suffolk. Here is the Table.

Here is the corn earworm larvae threshold calculator for soybean. Additional information for corn earworm sampling, decision making, and insecticide options can be found beginning on page “4-56” of the Virginia Cooperative Extension 2024 Field Crops Pest Management Guide’s Insect Control in Field Crops Chapter.

For cotton, bollworm thresholds for Virginia and insecticide options can be found beginning on page “4-80” of the above publication.