The corn earworm traps from the Vegetable IPM program may be stored away for the winter, but the vegetable IPM team is always thinking about CEW management. We want to bring sweet corn producers’ attention to a free webinar put on by a regional team of corn earworm experts that will cover two important topics: Bt traits and silk sprays. Information below:
Management Options for Corn Earworm in Sweet Corn
Virtual Webinar Thursday, February 19, 2:00-3:30PM
Registration link:https://umd.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZxoBY8rkTbyWNTuQHhq7zw#/registration
Description
Our regional team (more information at CEWIPM.org) has been working to improve management of corn earworm in sweet corn. This webinar will include two talks the first focused on using Bt hybrids and the second on using insecticides during silking for management.
Presentations
Bt Sweet Corn Hybrids: Efficacy, Pest Pressure, and Regional Monitoring Results
Veronica Yurchak and Galen Dively
Efficacy, Timing, and Safety Considerations for Silk Spray Insecticides
Kelly Hamby, Jared Dyer, Dan Gilrein, David Owens, John Mahas, Brian Nault, Brian Currin, Tom Kuhar, and Kemper Sutton
Hartstack traps are used to monitor CEW populations and determine spray intervals during the growing season. This winter, our traps are stored at the Cumberland County Extension office where they will receive some TLC to get them ready for the coming season. Photo by Maria Cramer.
Interested in implementing IPM in your sweet corn? Rutger’s vegetable IPM program offers scouting and corn earworm trapping throughout New Jersey. Contact Maria Cramer (south) or Amanda Quadrel (north/central) to get involved.
By: Maria Cramer and Amanda Quadrel
