Corn Earworm
A complex weather pattern across the corn-growing region will lead to nightly corn earworm migration risks into early next week given broad southerly winds both to the east of low pressure in Montana and eventually southern Canada, and also Hurricane Francine remnants moving into the mid-south region by late week and associated southeasterly wind flow around the hurricane. Given time of year and lack of stronger winds, only Low risks are in the forecast but much of the corn-growing region is included in a potential isolated moth migration risk through the period. Initially, Low risks are predicted west of the US 65 corridor tonight into tomorrow, or from Minnesota, Iowa, and western Missouri and points west. Once the tropical system moves into the southern United States and eventually the mid-south region, then broad Low risks envelop much of the central and eastern corn-growing region while Low risks remain in place in the Plains states. Fresh market and processing growers should continue to monitor traps and scout vulnerable crops until harvest given recent documented flights and also the potential for new isolated moth flights in the next week.