Heliothine Trap Catches, July 29, 2026
Bollworm and tobacco budworm moth pheromone trap catches were similar this week to the previous week. Tobacco budworm catches remained above average in several Delta counties.
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Musser, F.
Heliothine Trap Catches, July 22, 2026
Bollworm moth catches were steady to slightly lower this week, which is about normal for this time of year. Tobacco budworm moth catches remained up at decent levels for another week, so expect egg lay to include eggs of both
Heliothine Trap Catches, July 16, 2026
Bollworm moth trap catches remained at similar substantial levels again this week. The big change this week was a large increase in tobacco budworm trap catches in most of the Delta counties this week. All Bt cotton varieties will control
Heliothine Trap Catches, July 9, 2026
Bollworm moth pheromone trap catches were up sharply this week in most counties to about average levels for this time of year. These moths likely developed on corn, but corn is now mostly matured past an attractive stage, so cotton
Heliothine Trap Catches, July 2, 2026
Bollworm pheromone trap catches were generally slightly lower this week compared to last week and remain low compared to historical averages for this time of year. Tobacco budworm catches similar to last week, which is about average for this time
Heliothine Trap Counts, June 24, 2026
Moth catches in bollworm pheromone traps were up some in most counties but continue to be lower than historical average catches for this time of year. Tobacco budworm trap catches are low, but about average.
Heliothine Trap Counts, June 17, 2026
Bollworm pheromone trap moth catches for this week rose slightly from last week, but in general are still lower than average catches for this time of year. Tobacco budworm trap catches were still zero in the Northeast region, but about
Heliothine Trap Catches, June 10, 2026
This week’s bollworm moth pheromone trap catches were well below typical catches for this time of year. Tobacco budworm numbers were low, but about normal.
Heliothine Trap Catches, June 3, 2026
This week’s bollworm moth catches were similar to last week, and below normal for this time of year. Tobacco budworm moth catches were up a little this week, but still at at or below normal catches for this time of
Heliothine Trap Catches, May 28, 2026
This week’s bollworm and tobacco budworm trap catches were similar to last week in all regions. Bollworm catches were much lower than average catches for this time of year.
Heliothine Trap Counts, May 20, 2026
Bollworm and tobacco budworm pheromone traps have been placed in several counties again this year to monitor the flights of these insect pests. While pheromone trap counts can be used to inform farmers and consultants of potential insect pressure in
Heliothine Trap Catches, September 5, 2025
The season is winding down, but corn earworm moths are still relatively abundant in the environment. Most crops are beyond susceptible growth stages, but there are still some late beans that can be damaged by corn earworm. This week’s moth
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.
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
