Sweet Corn
Earworm catches in pheromone traps have decreased considerably but still indicate high populations for sweet corn. Please note, moth populations in silking sweet corn may be quite a bit higher than the trap data indicated here. We have completed vial testing for the season; the last batch of 20 treated moths resulted in about 45% survivorship. Trap counts from Thursday are as follows:
Trap Location | BLT – CEW | Pheromone CEW |
3 nights total catch | ||
Dover | 4 | 32 |
Harrington | 1 | 26 |
Milford | 7 | 47 |
Rising Sun | 4 | 48 |
Wyoming | 3 | 63 |
Bridgeville | 2 | 52 |
Concord | 2 | 43 |
Georgetown | 1 | 123 |
Greenwood | 2 | |
Laurel | 3 | 61 |
Seaford | 1 | 23 |
Trap Pond | 1 | 1 |
Lewes | 37 |