Like many other pests, corn rootworm (CRW) is ahead of schedule this year. Adult beetles will be emerging this week or next. Anyone considering trapping for adults as part of the Corn Rootworm Trap Network should be setting up their trap sites soon. Monitoring for CRW adults using sticky traps is an effective tool for flagging fields […] Read more
Tag Archives Western bean cutworm
Corn pests to watch over the next month
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for the week of July 15
Pest management research in dry beans largely grower-led
White mould and western bean cutworm control among top priorities
Research results from the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown campus are equipping bean growers with new knowledge to make informed pest management decisions. Chris Gillard, associate professor in the department of plant agriculture, leads an agronomy and pest management program and is focused on collaborating with growers to ensure the research is in line with their […] Read more
Researchers expand tillage options related to dry beans
There are few weed control options for dry bean in conservation tillage
More than half of the dry bean trials at the Centralia Research Station are now done using strip tillage equipment. “We want to go strip till, because that’s what we’re evaluating it for, growers who want to go strip till or minimum till. We want to be closest to the practices that growers are using […] Read more
Flight of the western bean cutworm
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for August 25
It is safe to say that western bean cutworm (WBC) is a pest that we can rely on entering corn and dry beans every year in Ontario. Though a frustrating pest to scout for, using traps to monitor moth flight has helped us better predict when to expect peak moth flight occurs, which is shortly […] Read more
Syngenta maintains WBC trait advantage
Syngenta’s NK seed brand continues to expand its corn offerings, including more hybrids with its Viptera trait — the only one effective against western bean cutworm. Western bean cutworm is the insect pest considered to be the most economically harmful to Ontario’s corn crop and companies are scrambling to get the Viptera trait into their […] Read more
VIDEO: Western Bean Cutworm
Field Talk with Matt Rundle: Ideal timing for scouting of WBC is now
On this edition of Field Talk, Farmtario reporter Jennifer Glenney, speaks with Matt Rundle, sales agronomist with Harriston Agromart, about Western Bean Cutworm scouting. Rundle says the ideal timing to scout this nasty pest is now. Peak moth flight, and egg masses are the best things to look for within grower’s fields. Western Bean Cutworm […] Read more
Western bean cutworm laying low so far
Western bean cutworms haven’t been a major issue this year but their full impact is still unknown
Will western bean cutworm (WBC) be to 2019 what DON was to 2018? According to the evidence thus far, probably not. In fact, WBC appears sparser than expected. That said, Tracey Baute, field crop entomologist and WBC expert with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, says several factors have combined to make […] Read more
Western Bean Cutworm trapping network expands
Western Bean Cutworm Trap Network includes more pests, larger geographic coverage and new name
The growing success of the Western Bean Cutworm Trap Network, and issues with other corn pests across Eastern Canada, led to the expansion and renaming of the network, now known as the Great Lakes and Maritimes Pest Monitoring Network. Why it matters: The trap network enables OMAFRA and participants to monitor peak flight timing of […] Read more
Managing corn mycotoxins needs scouting, hybrid choice
Farmer can reduce risk of mycotoxins, including through insect and spore management
Generally dry conditions have reduced the threat of mycotoxins in corn this year, although rains during humid days could change that as corn moves to tasselling and silking. However, Dave Hooker, of the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown College, says that historical monitoring of mycotoxin levels by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs […] Read more
Western Bean Cutworm taking on more than corn
Western Bean Cutworm is now the most economically significant pest in corn, but it’s quickly becoming a challenge in other nearby crops, especially dry beans. Why it matters: Scouting for Western Bean Cutworm (WBC) is much more challenging in dry beans than corn, so knowing the status of nearby corn fields and increasing moth trap […] Read more
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