LEXINGTON, Ky. — Trap counts for major insect pests are provided by the Kentucky IPM Program. Traps are located at the UK Research and Education Center in western Kentucky and the UK Spindletop Farm in Lexington. Below are trap counts for the current period.
Weekly Trap Counts for March 30 to April 6
Princeton | Lexington | |
Black cutworm | 0 | 1 |
Armyworm | 3 | 5 |
Corn Earworm | 0 | – |
European Corn Borer (IA) | 0 | – |
European Corn Borer (NY) | 0 | – |
Fall Armyworm | 7 | – |
Southwestern Corn Borer | 0 | – |
Submitted by Zenaida Viloria, Research Analyst
Also contributing: Yaziri Gonzalez, IPM Entomologist and Nathan Mercer, Entomology Graduate Student
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— University of Kentucky Extension
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