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2006 Edgecombe County Cotton Insect Page

Art Bradley, Agricultural Extension Agent


 

The black light 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 Glenn O'Neal. The trap at West Edgecombe is located 12 miles west of Tarboro and is maintained by Tom Porter, cotton grower. The trap at Lawrence is maintained by consultant and cotton grower Terri Thomas.

 

CEW = Corn Earworm;      BS = Brown Stinkbug;      GS = Green Stinkbug;      - = no data.



Date


WEST EDGECOMBE

 

COAKLEY


LAWRENCE

DATE

CEW

BS

GS

CEW

BS

GS

CEW

BS

GS

7/7/06

0

0

3

7

0

48

-

-

-

7/10/06

0

0

0

14

1

7

-

-

-

7/12/06

0

0

12

3

0

34

-

-

-

7/14/06

0

0

13

4

0

61

-

-

-

7/17/06

0

0

3

9

0

27

0

0

1

7/19/06

0

0

2

7

0

24

0

0

0

7/21/06

0

0

4

6

0

12

0

0

2

7/24/06

-

-

-

29

1

61

5

0

0

7/26/06

30

0

2

46

0

11

55

0

11

7/28/06

45

1

8

46

0

14

11

0

2

7/31/06

117

0

13

72

0

39

1

0

0

8/2/06

50

0

8

107

0

14

11

0

5

8/4/06

58

0

13

190

0

39

70

0

1

8/7/06

30

1

1

79

0

1

22

0

1

8/9/06

29

0

3

39

0

3

11

0

4

8/11/06

25

0

4

-

-

-

3

0

1

8/14/06

-

-

-

35

0

1

1

0

0

8/16/06

23

0

4

169

0

16

7

0

2

8/18/06

13

1

2

122

0

2

4

0

0

8/21/06

14

0

6

76

0

9

15

0

0

8/23/06

10

0

2

-

-

-

22

0

2

8/24/06

-

-

-

*290

0

6

-

-

-

8/25/06

15

0

0

**84

0

0

2

0

0

8/28/06

14

0

4

330

0

3

192

0

17

8/30/06

27

0

0

425

0

12

15

0

0

9/1/2006

-

-

-

125

0

2

90

0

12

(*three night count for Coakley area,

** one night count for Coakley)


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.

 

2005 Moth Flight

2004 Moth Flight

2003 Moth Flight

2002 Moth Flight

2001 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
Extension Agent
Agriculture - Field Crops

Date Created: 8/3/2005

Updated: September 1, 2006