NC Cooperative Extension Service

2002 Edgecombe County Cotton Insect Page

Art Bradley, Agricultural Extension Agent

The blacklight trap is monitored by cooperators within the county to provide a record of the flight activity of the corn earworm moth. This record assists in the determination of the onset of the major moth flight so producers and scouts can increase the frequency and intensity of scouting for eggs. Moth counts are taken on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and reported to the Extension Center. Counts taken on Wednesday and Friday are two-night counts and Monday counts are from three days. The Coakley trap is located 5 miles east of Tarboro and is maintained by Charles Coker, farm manager of Piney Grove & Mayo Farms. The trap at West Edgecombe is located 14 miles west of Tarboro and is maintained by Carolyn Lancaster, cotton grower. The trap at Conetoe is located 6 miles east of Tarboro and is maintained by Brandon Wilson, farm manager for Whitehurst Farms. CEW = Corn Earworm, ECB = European Corn Borer, STB = Stinkbug, - = no data.

Monitoring for the bollworm moths was discontinued on August 30,2002. We would like to extend a special thanks for those cooperators who have diligently counted the insects this year!
WEST EDGECOMBE
COAKLEY
CONETOE
DATE
CEW
ECB
STB
CEW
STB
CEW
STB
ECB
7/12
0
0
0
27
21
-
-
-
7/15
10
1
0
10
6
-
-
-
7/17
13
8
3
5
2
-
-
-
7/19
7
10
6
8
4
-
-
-
7/22
31
13
4
15
4
-
-
-
7/24
21
10
1
27
5
68
10
1
7/26
76
12
1
115
5
115
8
4
7/29
86
8
6
230
29
387
6
19
7/31
55
37
6
149
13
420
9
8
8/2
42
32
0
173
1
240
3
2
8/5
66
13
0
174
1
275
0
3
8/7
48
27
1
128
2
115
2
1
8/9
10
15
0
25
0
17
1
1
8/12
67
16
0
72
6
165
2
2
8/14
141
23
0
158
4
286
3
1
8/16
57
14
1
99
12
160
4
7
8/19
56
35
0
270
5
175
6
2
8/21
62
41
0
156
2
72
3
2
8/23
45
60
1
77
0
83
2
7
8/26
-
-
-
110
4
-
-
-
8/28
144
18
1
217
3
-
-
-
8/30
165
150
1
89
3
-
-
-

Follow the moth flight through the state and get information about other insect problems at North Carolina Cotton Insect Corner.

For information about scouting cotton and the treatment thresholds for the economic pests, consult the Cotton Scouting Guide.

If you have an insect problem you have trouble identifying, consult the guide for Insects and Related Pests of Field Crops.

Last Year's Moth Flight

2000 Moth Flight

1999 Moth Flight

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E-mail me at: art_bradley@ncsu.edu

Mail me at:
Art Bradley
Agricultural Extension Agent
P.O. Box 129
Tarboro, N.C. 27886
Phone: (252)641-7815
Fax: (252)641-7831


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This page was created by Art Bradley , Agricultural Extension Agent

Date Created: 7/2/99 Date Revised: 7/29/02