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April 22, 2024St. Joseph, Mo. |  By: Jeremy Werner

MU offering Pest Monitoring Network to farmers

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Farmers in northwest Missouri can now stay ahead of potential pest threats thanks to MU's Pest Monitoring Network.

The network provides alerts when pests like the Japanese Beetle, Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Black Cutworm, Corn Earworm, Fall Armyworm, and True Armyworm reach specific thresholds.

Currently, officials have detected black cutworm moths southeast of Oregon. While they haven't triggered a threshold yet, it's crucial to be vigilant as these pests are attracted to lower lying areas of crop fields and winter annual weeds.

Black cutworms can damage corn seedlings by cutting them off, especially in dry conditions. Additionally, officials are monitoring for fall armyworm, the bait has attracted army cutworm moths, which primarily target small grain.

These moths typically migrate westward to the High Plains region in early May. To subscribe for alerts on these insects, growers can visit ipm.missouri.edu/pestmonitoring or email ipm@missouri.edu.