We are getting reports of bollworm outbreaks and damage in cotton in areas of North Carolina, not far from the Virginia border.  I know of no confirmed cases in Virginia, but fields should be checked over the next week or so.  Although the corn earworm/bollworm moth flight has been extremely weak in Virginia, it may not be over.  Corn is slow to dry down this year and may release another flush of moths. By now, a lot of bolls, the lower and first position bolls, are safe from worms—too tough for them to chew through.  But there are still upper and outer position bolls that are soft and susceptible.  We recommend scouting all fields, as we are hearing that the NC problem is occurring on several different varieties.  3% live worms or fresh worm damage is a good rule-of-thumb threshold.