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Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests- August 28

Light and pheromone traps are tools that help us know when certain insects are active in crops like cotton, peanuts, and soybeans.Light traps use a black light to attract insects at night. They work…

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Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests- August 13

Light and pheromone traps are tools that help us know when certain insects are active in crops like cotton, peanuts, and soybeans.Light traps use a black light to attract insects at night. They work…

Corn earworm trap catches

Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests- July 22

Light and pheromone traps are tools that help us know when certain insects are active in crops like cotton, peanuts, and soybeans.Light traps use a black light to attract insects at night. They work…

Adult corn earworm moth on soybean leaf

Corn Earworm Flight Is Underway- Watch Blooming Soybeans

Corn earworm activity has been unusually high this year. Pheromone traps captured about three times as many moths in June 2026 as they did in June 2025. Now, light trap captures across the state show…

Graph showing fall armyworm moth activity

Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests

Light and pheromone traps are tools that help us know when certain insects are active in crops like cotton, peanuts, and soybeans.Light traps use a black light to attract insects at night. They work…

Graph showing soybean looper moth activity

Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests- Soybean Looper Numbers Up

Light and pheromone traps are tools that help us know when certain insects are active in crops like cotton, peanuts, and soybeans.Light traps use a black light to attract insects at night. They work…

Soybean aphids on a soybean leaflet

Check Fields for Soybean Aphid

Soybean aphid has been more prevalent this year than normal, especially in eastern North Carolina. This is one of the main pests in the Midwest and is typically only a problem here when we encounter…

Line chart titled "Soybean looper pheromone trap captures 2025" showing peak ~200 on 7/25/25

Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests

Light and pheromone traps are tools that help us know when certain insects are active in crops like cotton, peanuts, and soybeans.Light traps use a black light to attract insects at night. They work…

Adult corn earworm moth on soybean leaf

Corn Earworm Flight Has Started- Scouting Tips

Corn earworm moth catches have been ticking up across the state this week, especially in southern counties of the state. Any soybeans that are blooming are highly attractive places for moths to lay…

Shows larval instars and how much each one can eat with photos of defoliated leaves

Soybean Looper Defoliation Guide

Authors: Igor Sulzbacher Schardong (NC State University), Dominic D. Reisig (NC State University), Berenice Romero (Louisiana State University), Jeff Davis, (Louisiana State University)This tool is…