Farms Needed for 2020 Western Bean Cutworm Monitoring Program

Western Bean Cutworm Trap

Williams County OSU Extension will be monitoring for Western Bean Cutworm (WBC) moths again during the 2020 growing season.

Moths are trapped by placing pheromone traps (see picture) at the edge of corn fields throughout the county, and checked on a weekly basis beginning late June and proceeding through August.

The WBC monitoring program is a state-led initiative to better understand insect populations, and develop management recommendations for growers. Each week, WBC numbers will be published in the C.O.R.N. newsletter. Williams County WBC numbers will also be published on this blog on a weekly basis.

If you are interested in hosting a trap in one of your corn fields in 2020, please call the office at 419-636-5608 by March 23.

Below is a summary of WBC numbers in Williams County for the 2019 growing season. There were a total of three traps in 2019.

2019 WBC Numbers - Williams County

2019 WBC Numbers – Williams County