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WBC Numbers Continue to Decrease

Western Bean Cutworm moth

Western bean cutworm (WBC) trap counts for the week of August 3 – August 9 continue to decrease in the majority of monitoring counties. Trap counts indicated only one county, Lake, had an average of 7 or more moths, suggesting scouting is necessary. Overall, a total of 26 counties monitored 89 traps, resulting in 111 WBC adults (a statewide average of 1.2 moths per trap) (Figure 1). Monitoring for WBC moths will continue in many counties until the end of August.  A picture containing text

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Figure 1. Average Western bean cutworm adult per trap followed by total number of traps in the county in parentheses for week ending August 9, 2020.

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