Heliothine Trap Catches, August 29, 2025
Bollworm moth trap catches were similar to last week and about average for this time of year. Tobacco budworm moths in the 3 Delta counties that have been catching numerous moths this year dropped this week.
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Heliothine Trap Catches, August 21, 2025
Bollworm moth catches remained similar to last week and about average for this time of year. Tobacco budworm moth trap catches continued to be higher than normal in 3 Delta counties, but largely absent at all other trapping locations.
Heliothine Trap Catches, August 14, 2025
Bollworm moth trap catches were similar to the previous week and about average for this time of year. As has been true for several weeks, tobacco budworm moth trap catches were high in Leflore county but average to low in
Heliothine Trap Counts, August 7, 2025
Bollworm moth pheromone trap counts were similar to or lower than last week and about average for this time of year. Tobacco budworm trap counts remain slightly elevated in Leflore county, but were normal or low in all other regions.
Heliothine Traps, August 1, 2025
Both bollworm and tobacco budworm moth trap catches across the state were steady or lower this week compared to last week.
Heliothine Trap Catches, July 24, 2025
This week’s bollworm moth pheromone trap catches were largely lower than last week, while tobacco budworm trap catches were mostly higher in the Delta region compared to last week at levels higher that observed in recent years in Leflore county.
Heliothine Trap Catches, July 17, 2025
Bollworm trap catches this week were similar to last week and about average for this time of year. Tobacco budworm trap catches were high in Leflore and Washington counties this week, so in these areas Heliothine egg densities are likely
Heliothine Trap Catches, July 10, 2025
Bollworm pheromone trap catches were the same or higher than last week in every county and were mostly quite a bit higher than average counts for this time of year. Tobacco budworm counts were sharply higher in Leflore county, but
Heliothine Trap Catches, July 3, 2025
Bollworm trap catches in the Delta region dropped some this week from last week’s very high numbers, but catches were still equal to or higher than long term averages. Bollworm catches in Northeastern MS were about average. Tobacco budworm catches
Heliothine Trap Catches, June 26, 2025
Bollworm pheromone trap catches of moths were higher this week, especially in the Delta region. Washington County traps were filled with bollworm moths, with each trap (3 total) catching more than 400 moths during the week.
Heliothine Moth Trap Catches, June 19, 2025
Bollworm moth pheromone trap catches were similar to last week and about average for this time of the year. Tobacco budworm trap catches remained low.
Heliothine Trap Catches, June 5, 2025
Bollworm moth trap catches were somewhat lower this week compared to last week and are at levels about average for this time of year. Tobacco budworm catches remained very low.
Heliothine Trap Catches, May 22, 2025
Here is the first Heliothine trap catch report for 2025. We will strive to report our pheromone trap catches here weekly throughout the growing season. Each county reported is the average weekly catch per trap from 3-4 traps. The traps
Heliothine Trap Counts, September 6, 2024
Bollworm trap catches were up sharply in many counties this week compared to last week. This was the first week since mid-July that any county averaged more than bollworm 100 moths/trap. Tobacco budworm trap catches were also up somewhat this
Heliothine Trap Counts, August 23, 2024
Bollworm moth counts in pheromone traps in most counties dropped a little this week and were lower than typical for this time of year.
Heliothine Trap Counts, August 15, 2024
Bollworm moth trap catches were similar to the previous week and to long-term average catches in both the Delta and NE Mississippi regions. Tobacco budworm catches continue to be low.
Heliothine Moth Trap Counts August 9, 2024
Bollworm moth captures fell last week in the Delta region but increased in Northeast MS so that pressure was similar in all counties across the state. Tobacco budworm counts remained at a low level.
Heliothine Trap Counts, August 2, 2024
Bollworm moth trap counts were similar this week with last week and are typical for this time of year.
Heliothine Trap Counts, July 25, 2024
Bollworm moth catches in pheromone traps fell in most counties this week compared to last week.
Heliothine Trap Counts, July 12, 2024
Bollworm pheromone trap counts rose slightly this week compared to the previous week. Tobacco budworm counts were higher in the Delta region, but absent in Northeast MS. Overall, heliothine insect pressure appears to be about average for this time of
Heliothine Trap Counts, July 3, 2024
Bollworm counts were stable to higher this week compared to last week, but much lower than last year at this time. The generation that developed on silking corn should be emerging, so expect bollworm moth counts to rise over the
Heliothine Trap Counts, June 26, 2024
Bollworm trap catches were stable to slightly lower this week compared to last week. The pressure from bollworms is much lower than last year’s record-breaking pressure. Tobacco budworms were barely present this week in all traps.
Heliothine Trap Counts, June 20, 2024
Bollworm trap counts were similar to last week overall, which is much lower than last year at this time. Tobacco budworm counts were fairly low this week.
Heliothine Trap Counts, June 12, 2024
Bollworm pheromone trap counts were down sharply this week compared to last week in every county, so it appears we are in a lull between generations. Tobacco budworm we higher in the Delta, particularly in Leflore county. Actually only 1
Heliothine Trap Counts, May 22, 2024
Below are the trap catches in pheromone traps for corn earworm (bollworm) and tobacco budworm. The numbers reported are the average trap catch in the county for the week. There are 3-4 traps for each species placed in each reported
