Mar 6, 2024
Area wide Insect Trapping Network (March 6, 2024)
Area wide Insect Trapping Network VegIPM Update, Vol. 15, No. 4, Mar 1, 2024
Results of pheromone and sticky trap catches can be viewed here.
Corn earworm:
CEW moth counts remain low levels in areas, below average for this time of year.
Beet armyworm:
Trap counts low; increased areawide; lower than average compared to previous years.
Cabbage looper:
Cabbage looper counts increased in most traps and below average for this time of season.
Diamondback moth:
DBM moth counts increased significantly in Gila and Yuma Valley. About average for this time of the year.
Whitefly:
Adult movement negligible, average for late winter.
Thrips:
Thrips adult counts increased in most areas, below average compared with previous years.
Aphids:
Aphid movement increased in many in the Yuma and Gila Valleys; above average for early March.
Leafminers:
Adults remain low in most locations, average for late- February.
Results of pheromone and sticky trap catches can be viewed here.
Corn earworm:
CEW moth counts remain low levels in areas, below average for this time of year.
Beet armyworm:
Trap counts low; increased areawide; lower than average compared to previous years.
Cabbage looper:
Cabbage looper counts increased in most traps and below average for this time of season.
Diamondback moth:
DBM moth counts increased significantly in Gila and Yuma Valley. About average for this time of the year.
Whitefly:
Adult movement negligible, average for late winter.
Thrips:
Thrips adult counts increased in most areas, below average compared with previous years.
Aphids:
Aphid movement increased in many in the Yuma and Gila Valleys; above average for early March.
Leafminers:
Adults remain low in most locations, average for late- February.
To contact John Palumbo go to: jpalumbo@ag.arizona.edu