. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 450 Corn Earworm Situation, Week Ending May 22 ^-^. ^ Figures = Moths trapped. f|f|||||| = Larval infestations, 57 10 CORN EARWORM (Heliothis zea) - VIRGINIA - First moth of season trapped on Eastern Shore May 17. (Hofmaster). ALABAMA - Heavy infestations, ranging from very small to mature larvae, on tasseling sweet corn in Lee County. (Guyton). ARKANSAS - Moderate to heavy on wheat in Conway County. (Dowell). LOUISIANA - Heavy on late crimson clover in West Feliciana Parish. Light in corn in West Baton Rouge and Caddo Par
. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 450 Corn Earworm Situation, Week Ending May 22 ^-^. ^ Figures = Moths trapped. f|f|||||| = Larval infestations, 57 10 CORN EARWORM (Heliothis zea) - VIRGINIA - First moth of season trapped on Eastern Shore May 17. (Hofmaster). ALABAMA - Heavy infestations, ranging from very small to mature larvae, on tasseling sweet corn in Lee County. (Guyton). ARKANSAS - Moderate to heavy on wheat in Conway County. (Dowell). LOUISIANA - Heavy on late crimson clover in West Feliciana Parish. Light in corn in West Baton Rouge and Caddo Parishes; plants show 10 percent budworm damage in East Baton Rouge Parish. (Spink). TEXAS - Light to heavy in corn, sorghum and alfalfa in Wharton County (Tex. Coop. Rpt.); light to medium in whorls of corn in Gonzales,Bastrop, Guadalupe and Wilson Counties (Hawkins); heavy in Ft. Bend and Karnes Counties (Cason, Jones, PPC); and numerous adults in alfalfa fields in Deaf Smith County (Garner). OKLAHOMA - Eggs and early instars common in corn fields checked in Garvin County, moderate ragging of leaves in Stratford area. Eggs found in corn at Stillwater. (Arbuthnot, VanCleave). ARIZONA - Budworms infesting 35 percent of corn stalks in Maricopa County. (Ariz. Coop. Sur.). NEBRASKA - Flights started to arrive in North Platte week of May 11. (Pruess). EUROPEAN CORN BORER (Pyrausta nubilalis) - VIRGINIA - Eggs and larvae medium on corn in Sussex County (Parson, Woodside) and egg masses hatching on Eastern Shore May 12 (Hofmaster). DELAWARE - Adults common throughout State, fresh egg masses noted on potatoes in Kent and New Castle Counties. (Burbutis, Conrad). WISCONSIN - Survival ranged from 91 percent in Manitowac County to 25 percent in Grant County. Survival average for southern and eastern counties 69 percent. (Wis. Coop. Sur.). MINNESOTA - No pupation observed. (Minn. Ins. Rpt.). MISSOURI - Pupation 50-80 percent in northwest in standing corn. (Kyd, Thomas, Munson). KANSAS - Larva
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