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.