Black Cutworm Moth Flight Beginning
Soil temperatures and field activity are increasing along with moth migration from the south. Insect traps (figure 1) are out around the state and we’ve been capturing both true armyworm and black cutworm moths for over a week. In fact, we recently had our first significant black cutworm moth flights recorded in Montgomery and Champaign counties (figure 2). We expect activity to increase with both of these insects over the coming weeks. As both corn and soybean planting progress,…