The side photo shows how the Western Bean Cutworm phermone lure hangs from the top of a trap containing windshield washer fluid and a touch of dishwasher soap.
Over 60 Western Bean Cutworm moths have been captured to date in our WBC trapping network throughout Southwestern Ontario.All traps were numbered.The above trap was number 16 located just south of Rodney,Ontario in Elgin County.This insect pest is new to Ontario and should not be taken lightly.It can be a very ravaging insect pest.It's hypothesized that Western Bean Cutworm moths may have migrated eastward across the corn belt in response to the adoption of YieldGard BT corn.Yield Gard BT corn has provided excellent control of both the Corn earworm and European Corn borer but it has not controlled the Western Bean Cutworm larvae.Control of both the more aggressive corn earworm and corn borer has left room for the easterly migratory movement of the Western Bean Cutworm moth.The good news for producers is that Pioneer Herculex1 BT hybrids will
provide up to 90%+ control of this potentially damaging insect pest.