Insect Pheromone Trap Counts August 2, 2013

Trap counts for tobacco budworm were sharply higher this week in the MS Delta for the first time this year. Bollworm counts were also somewhat higher in the Delta compared to last week. However, from a historical perspective bollworm counts are average while budworm counts are higher than average in the Delta. Meanwhile, in Northeastern MS, bollworm and tobacco budworm counts were steady to slightly lower than the previous week.