This Week’s Fall
Armyworm Numbers
Dr. Pat Porter,
District 2 Entomologist, wrote this in his September 22 release of Focus on
Entomology:
Fall Armyworm Trap Captures Very High
As we start to wind down the season there has
been a late surge of fall armyworm moths captured in the Lubbock traps. This
puts late sorghum at risk of headworms. It also puts very late planted corn at
risk of fall armyworm infestations in the ear.
Thanks Pat!
Jason
Miller, CEA – Hale, is continuing to operate our Hale County FAW traps for
us. These were his numbers this week:
Any
late sorghum and late corn, particularly any pre-dent non-Bt or weaker Bt corn
and soft dough sorghum, will be at serious risk of FAW damage this week. This risk might even be higher on the latest
of these fields due to the fact that most other crop and non-crop host plant
options for FAW have finished the season out and are unattractive as hosts
leaving some focused pest interests on these fields. Early planted or recently planted wheat is also at serious risk from these FAW that could threaten stand establishment.
Blayne
Reed
